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Iran Reacts To US Policies On Funding And Negotiations

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran's government appears to be reacting positively to recent decisions made by the United States, despite the fact that they are attributed to President Donald Trump, whom Iranian operatives have allegedly targeted for assassination.

President Trump's actions to freeze foreign aid spending and potentially dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development have been praised in Iranian state media. These decisions are seen as a way to cut funding for opponents of Iran's Shiite theocracy, including pro-democracy activists supported through U.S. programs aimed at promoting democracy globally.

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