Pro-American Iranian population ‘let down’ by unfulfilled Trump promises

​FDD Iran Program Senior Director Benham Taleblu says the pro-American Iranian population has been “let down” by the fact US President Donald Trump has not followed through with his statement of help being on the way. ​“Ultimately, Iran is still home to the most pro-American and pro-Israeli population, and certainly they feel a bit let down by the fact, despite 2026 being begun by the biggest anti-regime protests in Iranian history,” Mr Taleblu told News24. ​ “And President Trump making history by going further and being bolder than any American president, saying that help would be on the way. ​“Yet, once that help arrived, it was highly militarised, and it looked like it was only focused on the nuclear issue or the missile issue, or the military matters. ​“Now this debate over the Strait of Hormuz, no one is really talking about what a political win looks like for Trump, and no one is really talking about how to empower the streets.”