Iran's Supreme ruler Ali Khamenei, left, and President Donald Trump. (AP)
According to a report from The Associated Press on Wednesday, Trump’s move has been "lauded" in Iranian state media, who view the cuts to foreign aid as a blow to pro-democracy activists Iran believes have benefited from U.S. foreign aid.
The favorable perception of Trump’s move by Iran comes at a critical time, with Trump recently renewing the U.S.’s "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and reaffirming the U.S. position that Iran can never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
While Trump has used harsh rhetoric on Iran in recent days, including a vow to "obliterate" the country if it successfully carries out an alleged plot to assassinate him, the president has also urged the regime to begin negotiating for a "nuclear peace agreement" with the United States.
"I want Iran to be a great and successful Country, but one that cannot have a Nuclear Weapon. Reports that the United States, working in conjunction with Israel, is going to blow Iran into smithereens ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED," Trump wrote in a post on social media Wednesday.
A big banner depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is placed next to a ballistic missile in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
In the end, Kimball believes Trump’s ultimate goal is to cut a deal that would eliminate Iran’s nuclear program without putting U.S. service members in harm's way in another overseas conflict.
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"It’s been very clear he does not want to send U.S. troops to war, but he’s also not going to be soft about it and allow the taking of a bad deal to avoid war," Kimball said. "The end goal for President Trump is a deal that removes the threat that Iran poses to the United States, to Israel, to the region, and really to the entire world, not just in their nuclear program, but in their ballistic missile development and delivery systems to ensure that Iran can be great again."
Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
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