US president has fired one of his point men on Iran and dismissed another as a ‘warmonger’ while bringing on less interventionist staff

TEHRAN - In a note, Jam-e-Jam discussed the kind of approach Donald Trump seeks toward Iran in his second administration.

President Donald Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight on Tuesday.

Hours after retaking office, US President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of four senior government officials who were appointed by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.

US President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service detail of former National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton who faced threats to life from Iran

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President Donald announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018.

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had granted Bolton and another Trump national security adviser protection in 2021 after threats from Iran.

He began by dismissing four people: retired Gen. Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; celebrity chef José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition; Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars; and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, from the President’s Export Council.

Trump fired his longtime Iran envoy, Brian Hook, and revoked the security clearance of former national security adviser John Bolton. His pick to be the Pentagon’s next Middle East policy chief, Michael Dimino,

The Iranian regime has never looked so weak and vulnerable, with its empire of terror in tatters (thanks to Israel) and mounting crises at home (thanks to its corruption). Amid the doom and gloom, Iranian elites have at least been able to count on the continued flow of oil revenues needed to line their own pockets,