NYT: Trump’s Iran Policy Is Working

[Locutus]

The New York Times may not like to openly admit to admiring President Trump's Iran policy, but its latest dispatch from Tehran shows how his combative approach is already causing headaches for Iran's leaders. [...]


It sure looks like Trump's policy of turning up the heat on Iran is causing problems for the Iranian government--and, indirectly, confirming critics of the Iran deal who argued that its effect was to make it easier for the mullahs to keep power at home, even as they stepped up Iranian aggression abroad.


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NYT: Trump’s Iran Policy Is Working - The American Interest


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[Twila]

'Trump Will Destroy Iran!' Saudis Cheer on Anti-Muslim President

Gulf monarchies, which have long seen Iran as their greatest enemy, are rejoicing.

The extremist dictatorial regime in Saudi Arabia is confident that it has a friend in the White House. President Donald Trump immediately kicked off his reign by ramping up aggression against Iran. In just two weeks, his administration, which is chock-full of vehemently anti-Iran hawks, imposed further sanctions on the country, publicly put it "on notice" and accused it of being the world's largest sponsor of terrorism.

Gulf monarchies, which have long seen Iran as their greatest enemy, are rejoicing. Saudi Arabia, in particular, can hardly contain its glee. Scores of what appear to be fake Saudi social media accounts are portraying Trump as a noble gladiator, gloating, "Trump will destroy Iran!"

Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis have made it clear that they are going to pursue even closer ties with Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the Saudi monarchy, which frequently speaks of itself as the supposed protector of Islam, has offered no criticisms of Trump's ban on refugees, nor has it said anything negative about his barring migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. The fact that the Trump administration's ban targets the primary enemies of Gulf regimes (namely, Iran, Iraq and Syria) certainly should not go unnoticed.

For three days in a row, the front-page story of the major Saudi regime newspaper Okaz highlighted Trump's anti-Iranian statements. One of the most popular newspapers in the country, Okaz is closely linked to the Saudi royal family. On February 7, bold letters appeared on the front page reading, "Trump: Iran is the 'number one' terrorist."
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[Cliffy]

The Yanks, Saudis and the Zionist are the biggest terrorists in the muddled East. Iran is on the Dumpsters hit list only because they dumped the dollar a few years back, just like Qaddafi, Saddam Hussien and Assad.