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Beyond the Iran Deal: Why Trump’s refusal to ‘kick the can’ just saved generations

China and Russia are taking note that President Trump is different

By Van Hipp Fox News

Published March 4, 2026 5:00am EST

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The national security experts of the deep state called him "unqualified" when he sought the Presidency in 2016. They said he was reckless. Some 50 former GOP national security officials said he "would put at risk our country’s national security." And even one former Secretary of Defense called him "cavalier about the use of nuclear weapons." 

Turns out they really didn’t know much about Donald Trump. They didn’t understand that he viewed keeping the American people safe as his top responsibility as commander-in-chief. And they didn’t grasp his commitment to ensure that the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism, a radical Islamist regime that had vowed "death to America," never acquired a nuclear weapon. 

The free world has long been concerned about Iran’s nuclear program.  And it’s their nuclear ambitions, when combined with the ever-increasing range of its ballistic missile capability, that poses the greatest threat. Over the years, steps have been undertaken to try........

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