Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is advocating for President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from the Middle East. Kent believes that President Trump can declare victory and withdraw troops, as the previously stated goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been met.
Background
President Trump recently called off strikes on Iran, which Kent sees as a good decision. Kent argues that Iran will not return the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-war state and that the U.S. should accept this reality. He suggests that the U.S. can use sanctions relief as a carrot to open the Strait of Hormuz once troops are withdrawn.
President Trump indicated in a recent social media post that the U.S. would hold off on launching new attacks against Iran, citing a potential deal that would include the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat. However, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency has disputed this claim, calling it a ‘new lie’.
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