TRUMP POLICY TOWARDS IRAN: CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

A key foreign policy objective of President Trump during his election campaign was to reset, tighten and maximize his countering policies against Iran’s destabilizing activities in the Gulf region. However, the challenges including the fate of Iran nuclear deal, ballistic missile program, support of terrorist’s groups, US-Russia ties and Russian-Iran relations in Syria which the new administration faces to brought about against Iran, are much harder than his desired objectives. Trump’s Middle East and Iran’s policies presents an uncertain, complex and paradoxical scenario because the goals which he sets mark a clear deviation from his campaign promises against Iran. The global and regional actors such as Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia will surely like to test Trump’s policies and determination toward the Gulf region so that to achieve their anticipated goals.