President Joe Biden recently appeared to break from America’s stance not to call for regime change in Iran when he said, "We’re going to free Iran."
His remarks to an audience in Los Angeles last Thursday were soon qualified by John Kirby, the National Security Council strategic communications coordinator, who noted that Biden was "expressing, again, our solidarity" with Iranian protesters and not outlining a new approach.
Since protests began in Iran immediately following the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the country’s morality police on Sept. 13 for not wearing a hijab, more than 300 deaths have been reported.
A new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has called on Biden to go further in strengthening his support for the Iranian people.
Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of the Foreign Desk, is hopeful that Biden's most recent comments are indicative of a shift to come in Washington.
"Thanks to nearly two months of courageous tenacity on the part of Iranian protesters against the brutal regime in Iran, the Biden administration is beginning to show that it understands the gravity of this movement," Daftari told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
Daftari, who has covered the protests since the outset, continued, "Whether emotionally, through the compelling and heart-wrenching videos and footage of the protests on the streets, or through significant political pressure put on the White House and lawmakers to step away from the JCPOA and to support the people of Iran instead of appeasing the mullahs, it seems there has been somewhat of a pivot in Washington, D.C."
