It is a stain on America that you used to be the Secretary of State for our country, Mr. Pompeo. Your gross distortion of history, is why you make such hideous decisions — which always work out bad for our country.
To suggest that Iran wants to “kill Americans“ for no reason, totally ignores the fact that we supported an eight year war against them (by supporting Saddam Hussein, of all ppl), that we assassinated their senior General, and that we twice started a war with them in an eight month period — during the second of which we assassinated their leader and multiple other political and senior military figures — and that we have had sanctions on them to try and destroy the regime for the majority of its existence.
ANY nation on this planet is going to resist that and will not be neutral against that kind of relentless onslaught of pressure.
If you want them to behave as a “member of the community of nations“ then stop killing them or that advocating their destruction on a routine basis.
It’s a miracle that they’re still willing to even talk to us at all. The last thing any president should do the rest of your natural lifetime is to listen to a word you say – as it always harms America when they do.
A deal with Iran must recognize that this regime has no desire to be a responsible member of the community of nations. They do not regret the last 47 years nor think it was a mistake to kill Americans. They are all radical Islamists.
Any funds available to the regime - whether paid to them directly, provided by sanctions relief or via releasing escrowed funds - will go straight toward rebuilding the IRGC military capabilities and its terrorist proxies. When your enemy is at its weakest - win.