Elliott Abrams to replace Brian Hook as Trump's Iran envoy
Source: Axios
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Elliott Abrams to replace Brian Hook as Trump's Iran envoy
Axios
Dave Lawler, Zachary Basu
President Trump's Iran envoy, Brian Hook, is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Thursday. He will be replaced with Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams, a noted Iran hawk who will serve in both roles.
Why it matters: Hook had been tasked with executing Trump's "maximum pressure" policy toward Iran, working closely with Pompeo. That strategy has deepened tensions and thus far failed to force Iran back to the negotiating table, as Trump had hoped.
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ThingsGoAwayHat Retweeted
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Cool cool. Remember when Independent Counsel prepared multiple felony accounts against Elliot Abrams for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal? Now he's in charge of Iran policy.
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Sneederbunk
(14,279 posts)sandensea
(21,604 posts)Wonder why...
ellie
(6,928 posts)Harker
(13,988 posts)The worst people for every position.
sandensea
(21,604 posts)How appropriate.
hibbing
(10,095 posts)40 years later these turds just rise to the top once again.
Peace
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,966 posts)McKim
(2,412 posts)Sweet Jesus, cant he just give it a rest! We have enough trouble in this world already! He has trampled on my every dream. I visited Iran in 2008 and it was a great learning experience. Some of my friends are old Peace Corps Iran returnees. I am taking an Iran History class and hoping to make Peace with Iran. Another nasty slap in the face from Mr. Trump who hasnt yet caused enough trouble, I guess.
PerceptionManagement
(462 posts)DallasNE
(7,402 posts)Hope is not a foreign policy. Why would Trump have thought that "maximum pressure" would have been a successful foreign policy against Iran. It makes no sense. It is delusional to think that way. But changing messenger means nothing without a shift in policy. None is mentioned here so we continue to muddle along. Just another in the string of failures for Trump.