Ex-Obama official Joel Rubin on Trump's Iran coverage: 'He made a speech stuffed with platitudes' 

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joel Rubin criticized President Trump‡s deal with Wednesday following Iran's missile assault on U.S. troops in Iraq, calling it “a speech stuffed with platitudes” that “gave us no readability concerning the pathway off of this battle.”

In an interview with Fox Information, the previous Obama administration official argued that Trump‡s deal with was a continuation of U.S. insurance policies that drove Iran to retaliate towards the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani final week.

“To come back collectively and discover a method to interact Iran in order that we get our targets achieved goes to be tougher now because of this speech,” defined Rubin. “We should be arguing about what’s the approach ahead to de-escalate the scenario and to advance our pursuits, and the president didn't lay out a path.”

Days after the U.S. killed Soleimani, Iran hit again by launching missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. and coalition forces. Hours after the strikes, Trump tweeted, “All is nicely! Missiles launched from Iran at two navy bases positioned in Iraq. Evaluation of casualties & damages going down now. To date, so good! We now have probably the most highly effective and well-equipped navy wherever on this planet, by far! I might be making an announcement tomorrow morning.”

Trump reiterated these statements throughout his deal with on the White Home.

“I‡m happy to tell you, the American individuals must be extraordinarily grateful and comfortable,” Trump stated. “No Individuals had been harmed in final evening‡s assault by the Iranian regime. We suffered no casualties. All of our troopers are secure and solely minimal harm was sustained at our navy bases.”

He additionally pointed fingers on the Obama administration.

“Iran's hostilities considerably elevated after the silly Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2013, and so they got $150 billion, to not point out $1.8 billion in money,” the president stated. “As an alternative of claiming thanks to the US, they chanted, 'Dying to America.'”

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Rubin claimed Trump additionally missed a part of Iran‡s message with its newest strike.

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“It does seem like there was, not less than on this strike, a little bit of a give by the Iranians to say, we wish a strike, we need to present you what we will do, however we don't need to create any worse outcomes,” Rubin stated. “The president didn't decide up on that and transfer in a route that will lead in the direction of a firming down of the stress… and that's very regarding as a result of saving face is a key a part of diplomacy.”

Trump moreover referred to as on NATO to be “far more concerned within the Center East course of,” whereas concurrently calling on the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China to “break free from the remnants of the Iran deal, or JCPOA.”

Rubin argued that Trump was sending combined messages to U.S. allies.

“President Trump is saying two contradictory issues on the identical time,” Rubin stated. “He's saying that the Iran nuclear deal must be fully ended by our allies and but our allies must assist us in a navy operation within the Center East by NATO. That sort of combined messaging is what has led us to a place the place we're remoted in our actions in the direction of Iran.”

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Fox Information' Adam Shaw contributed to this report.