The Tehran Times reports that Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, likes two of Trump’s nominations:
“Mike Pompeo and James Mattis, the famous American generals who are going to lead the CIA and Defense Department respectively, are two of the most important and sensitive faces among Trump’s cabinet picks,” said Mohsen Rezaei in an Instagram post on Friday.
“Although their remarks have harsh and exaggerated faces of reality, it seems they possess a better political wisdom compared to many American politicians, and given the realities, they would avoid illusions and daydreams,” he added.
The former IRGC chief noted that the Islamic Republic is well aware of the two generals’ records as well as their understanding and knowledge base.
“They, too, are aware of our capabilities,” he said, adding, “They perfectly understand that Iran is a ‘patient lion’ as well as an ‘alert tiger’ and that they should not get close to it.”
Does Trump care about an Iranian politician’s opinion on his picks? Probably not. Will the Senate take note? Harder to say, but again probably not. And they probably shouldn’t – nominees should be judged on their merits, not on the opinions of those who may have opposed agendas.
(Per Wikipedia, Pompeo retired as a Captain from the Army, not a General.)
