US President Donald Trump, who returned to the White House on Monday, announced the dismissal of Brian Hook, a special envoy for Iran.
“My President’s Human Resources Office actively identifies and eliminates more than 1,000 presidents of the former administration, which is not in line with our vision of re -enhancing the United States in a post to Truth Social. I am. “
He added, “Brian Hook of the Wilson Student Center … you are fired!”
The US President did not disclose the specific reason for the dismissal of Hook.
Brian Hook belonged to the Woodro Wilson International Society of International Society in Washington DC.
Mr. Hook was the first administration of Trump, from 2018 to 2020, served as a senior in the United States in charge of Iran and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
During this time, Hook played an important role in the “maximum pressure” campaign for Iran. This policy was to diplomatically isolated and provide economic hardships to the people.
After President Trump in November 2024, Hook was reportedly involved in the management and recruitment process of the Ministry of State’s government.
He also served as Trump’s agent in CNN interviews, and Trump claimed that Iran was “the main cause of the unstable Middle East (West Asia)”.
The American Conservative was dissatisfied with Mr. Hook’s remarks on the resumption of the “maximum pressure” campaign to Iran, and claimed that the statement had been made without “thorough evaluation of policy options”. Reported.
President Trump’s first term: Hawk attitude toward Iran
During his first presidential term from 2017 to 2021, Trump was greatly influenced by Israel lobby. He adopted an aggressive approach to Iran, eventually led to the withdrawal of the comprehensive joint action plan (JCPOA) in 2018.
In the subsequent “maximum pressure” campaigns, Iranian oil exports and economic sanctions targeted for financial institutions were performed. It had a serious impact on the national population and caused a lot of damage to the Iranian family.
In addition, the Trump administration has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Defense Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization and assassinated General Iranian Sole Mani, who was respected during the peace mission in Iraq in early 2020.
Iran bombed the U.S. military base in Iraq in opposition to the assassination of Solemani. According to US media, the attack was the first type of attack that Washington had endured after World War II, and many U.S. soldiers had “brain death”.
The assassination of the Supreme Commander also increased the unity and memorial service of the people in Iran, increasing the hostility of the United States and its leaders.
Does Trump 2.0 mean a different approach to Iran?
In the first term of Trump, his Iranian policy was strongly formed by hard -line, such as Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, Brian Hook, Nicky Haley, and Kenneth Mackenzie.
However, some of these numbers have been adopted and no new appointments have been performed, so some suggest that his second term may have been potentially changing. President Trump also ordered the cancellation of security permissions for many of these hardligers, including John Bolton.
In addition, some of Trump’s new appointments seem remarkably and realistic about West Asia.
For example, Michael Dimino, who was newly appointed as a Deputy Defense Secretary of the Middle East (West Asia), claims to shrink the US presence in this area.
He stated that the United States had no significant benefits in West Asia, and characterized that the threat in West Asia did not exist.
In a radio interview in February 2024, Dimino criticized that he was fueling the fear of Iran, and said, “Those who are trying to conquer the Middle East in some way, are fueling fear. But I don’t think it’s backed by the facts. ” “
“It may be too early to be optimistic about President Trump’s anti -Iran policy.”
Despite these developments, experts have advised Trump to be careful when interpreting Trump’s recent actions as positive signals against Iran.
In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Mefdy Karatian, director of the Political Reconstruction Institute, the collision between President Trump and the previously appointed people is not the idea of Iran, but their loyalty. He said.
“Trump has fired Brian Hook, Mark Milli, and others who were not faithful to him,” suggested that these decisions could not be directly related to Iran. 。
He pays out the statements of President Trump’s election campaigns, such as President Trump’s election campaign and the assistant officer in charge of Mike Waltz, the Assistant Secretary of State Security, to determine the attitude of President Trump to Iran. I urged you.
Rubio was recognized as a hawk for Iran, and Walz had previously talked about military action against Iran.
Looking back on President Trump’s rhetoric, “President Trump repeatedly stated that if he was in power, Iran would not be able to promote local policy. Iran uses the funds to support the resistance axis. He stated that he would suppress the funds. ” Oil export. “
Kalatian emphasized the influence of anti -Iranian people, such as Steve Witkov, Morgan Ota, and Moriam Aderson, to understand the more extensive context of Iranian policy in the United States.
“I believe Mr. Trump will resume the maximum pressure to Iran, while Iran’s policy decisions should be recognized that they will show their weaknesses to the new administration in the United States. “