John Kirby blames Trump for emboldening Iran as Biden weathers storm over 'don't' foreign policy

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby reacted to Iran's direct attacks against Israel, in part by blaming former President Trump for supposedly emboldening Iran.

Kirby sat down with Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday" to discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East under the Biden administration. Israel fended off a furious attack of over 300 drones and missiles launched at Israel from Iran, thwarting 99% of the attack with the help of neighbors and allies such as the U.S.

The Biden administration has reportedly advised Israel against a retaliatory strike against Iran.

"The weakness that we've shown [under the Biden administration], it's unbelievable. And it would not have happened if we were in office, you know that," Trump said Saturday.

Bream pressed Kirby about the Biden administration's policies to permit waivers on sanctions and unfreezing assets vis-à-vis Iran. Last month, the Biden administration re-approved a sanctions waiver to permit Iraq to purchase energy from Iran, effectively allowing the terrorist regime access $10 billion in funds. Kirby had said at the time the funds would not go to its "mullahs."

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"Could this administration have been tougher on Iran? Did it sense an opening?" Bream asked.

"It's hard to take a look at what President Biden has done and say that we have somehow gone soft on Iran," Kirby responded. "It was the previous administration that decided to get us out of the Iran deal. And now Iran is so much dramatically closer to a potential nuclear weapon capability than they were before Mr. Trump was elected."

Biden warned Friday that an attack by Iran on Israel was possible over the weekend, telling