Iran has become the foreign policy thorn Donald Trump can’t seem to extract from his proverbial side as lawmakers and leaders from both parties express uncertainty over the president’s promised response to deadly protests there.
Trump flew to Detroit on Tuesday to deliver what he dubbed a “big speech” on the state of the U.S. economy as many voters continue to give him low marks on prices and other kitchen table issues. But unrest inside the Islamic Republic, where he ordered American military bombers to hit nuclear weapons-related targets last year, hung over his remarks.
Late last month, Iranian citizens across the country took to the streets to protest a range of issues, including a worsening economy, for which they blamed the government in Tehran. Iranian security forces responded with a violent crackdown, and the death toll has surpassed 2,400, according to Iranian human rights advocates.
