Is ISIS defeated or a danger? Trump delivered mixed message with Iran speech.
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In his speech this week after the Iranian missile strikes against U.S. targets in Iraq, President Trump offered his version of the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The Islamic State “is a natural enemy of Iran,” the president said Wednesday at the White House. “The destruction of ISIS is good for Iran. And we should work together on this and other shared priorities.”
Trump’s remarks appeared to help tamp down tensions … But security officials and analysts say Trump may have sent a mixed message: In the same speech, the president spoke about Iran’s “destructive and destabilizing behavior in the Middle East and beyond,” calling the country “the leading sponsor of terrorism.”
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