# Episode 123 - "President Trump, A modern day King Cyrus?"

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Podcast: ["The Cross in the Desert."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cross-in-the-desert-7100264)
Published: 2026-03-09T20:25:17+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2946

## Resource

The People of Iran see in President Trump, a reflection of a great Persian King. King Cyrus was a ruler who demonstrated fairness, tolerance, and human rights to his subjects. Today on my podcast I talked about meeting Iranians for the first time at a rally in St. Louis. It was a very exciting day and one that I will never forget.

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