Alex Eisenstadt

My name is Alex Eisenstadt. I'm a senior political reporter at Axios, and I'm the author of Revenge, the Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power, which is an inside look at Trump's 2024 campaign.

My name is Alex Eisenstadt. I'm a senior political reporter at Axios, and I'm the author of Revenge, the Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power, which is an inside look at Trump's 2024 campaign.

My name is Alex Eisenstadt. I'm a senior political reporter at Axios, and I'm the author of Revenge, the Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power, which is an inside look at Trump's 2024 campaign.

So the nuclear deal that President Obama signed on to was something that was a huge priority for Obama and his administration.

So the nuclear deal that President Obama signed on to was something that was a huge priority for Obama and his administration.

So the nuclear deal that President Obama signed on to was something that was a huge priority for Obama and his administration.

It basically decreased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for having more oversight of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

It basically decreased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for having more oversight of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

It basically decreased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for having more oversight of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

What Trump decided to do was do away with that.

What Trump decided to do was do away with that.

What Trump decided to do was do away with that.

And basically Trump increased economic sanctions on Iran as a means of putting maximum pressure on the country.

And basically Trump increased economic sanctions on Iran as a means of putting maximum pressure on the country.

And basically Trump increased economic sanctions on Iran as a means of putting maximum pressure on the country.

There was a sense that Trump's move wasn't necessarily needed and that he was guided by Iran hawks within his administration, people like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, both of whom were advocates of a much stricter approach towards Iran.

There was a sense that Trump's move wasn't necessarily needed and that he was guided by Iran hawks within his administration, people like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, both of whom were advocates of a much stricter approach towards Iran.

There was a sense that Trump's move wasn't necessarily needed and that he was guided by Iran hawks within his administration, people like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, both of whom were advocates of a much stricter approach towards Iran.

So Trump ordered the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, who basically is the second most important leader in Iran next to the Ayatollah. And what it did was it highlighted Trump's desire to take a very aggressive posture towards Iran. And if you remember, in the immediate aftermath, there was actually concern in the United States that there might be some retaliatory action that Iran could take.

So Trump ordered the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, who basically is the second most important leader in Iran next to the Ayatollah. And what it did was it highlighted Trump's desire to take a very aggressive posture towards Iran. And if you remember, in the immediate aftermath, there was actually concern in the United States that there might be some retaliatory action that Iran could take.