Tim Pierce

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The uprising in Iran could get even more bloody, but it also presents the possibility of a more stable, democratic Middle East.

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Netanyahu met with the president at Mar-a-Lago on Monday as Trump makes an end of the year push on some of his big foreign policy priorities.

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and Israel took out dozens of Iran's top ranking military and intelligence commanders and nuclear scientists earlier this year.

But there's some concern that Iran may try to rebuild.

Trump addressed those concerns.

The two leaders also discussed the future of Gaza.

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is trying to move the peace deal into its second phase.

That involves setting up some kind of international peacekeeping force in Gaza and the beginning of major reconstruction.

The Israelis, however, are concerned that terror threats, including Hamas, may reconstitute and need to be dealt with first.

Here's what Trump said about Hamas.

The two leaders were also very warm to each other in public.

Trump again called for Netanyahu to be pardoned, and the prime minister announced that Trump would receive the Israel Prize.

Yeah, well, I guess the big question is how much of the rhetoric coming out of Iran is bluster, and what is the regime actually capable of?