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Home / Middle East / Trump ramps up Israel support, Iran pressure with top job picks
Middle East, Iran, Israel, Israel‑Hamas

November 12, 2024

Trump ramps up Israel support, Iran pressure with top job picks

The new administration is “probably going to try to thread the needle — ‘Let’s end the war, let’s build on the Abraham Accords and let’s dial up some of the plays that worked on Iran in the past administration,’” said Michael DiMino, a fellow at Defense Priorities who worked as a CIA analyst during the first Trump administration and has advised Republicans in Congress on foreign policy.

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