On Iran strategy, Donald Trump replaces Barack Obama’s mirage with containment
Containment does not seek war with Iran but will not shrink if provoked. Nor does it seek regime change, writes Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute./ Donald Trump has a well-articulated strategy toward Iran. Like almost every other Republican candidate for president in 2016, he argued that President Barack Obama empowered Iran at the expense of America’s traditional allies and its own vital interests. Trump has implemented instead a policy of containment. When critics claim that his strategy lacks an “endgame,” they are really expressing ...
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