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| Chris Christie, a Republican U.S. presidential candidate |
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Chris Christie, a Republican U.S. presidential candidate, says the regime inTehran is a greater threat than ISIS.
“Iran is a greater threat than ISIS. If you’re prioritizing the
threats, which a president has to do, then I think that Iran is a greater
threat than ISIS.” Christie said in an interview published Friday with the
Atlantic.
“I believe Iran is moving toward obtaining a nuclear weapon “I have
no proof at this point that ISIS is moving toward obtaining weapons of mass
destruction.”
Democratic
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on November 19 U.S. cannot view
regime in Iran and ISIS as separate challenges adding regional politics are too
interwoven.
“Raising the confidence of our Arab partners and raising the costs
to Iran for bad behaviour will contribute to a more effective fight against
ISIS,” she said in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The
former US Secretary of State said: “The United States should work Arab
countries in the region to get them more invested in the fight against ISIS. At
the moment, they’re focused in other areas because of their concerns in the
region, especially the threat from Iran”.
Clinton
said: “In September, I laid out a comprehensive plan to counter Iranian
influence across the region and its support for terrorist proxies such as
Hezbollah and Hamas. We cannot view Iran and ISIS as separate challenges.
Regional
politics are too interwoven. Raising the confidence of our Arab partners and
raising the costs to Iran for bad behaviour will contribute to a more effective
fight against ISIS”.
