Sunday, 25 March 2018

Deepening economic ties will give the west leverage over Iran

Deepening economic ties will give the west leverage over Iran:

"President Donald Trump’s choice of John Bolton as his national security adviser installs the ultimate Iran hawk in the White House. Mr Bolton has called for the bombing of Iran on multiple occasions, repeatedly urged regime change in Tehran and has sketched a plan for extricating the US from the nuclear deal. Mr Trump’s two-step of appointing Mr Bolton and nominating another hawk, Mike Pompeo, for secretary of state may put the US on a collision course with Iran.

Congress and the US’s European allies have been discussing how to save the nuclear agreement with Iran so that Mr Trump does not rip it up. Mr Pompeo has indicated he is open to the idea. But even if they find a way to placate the president, isolate Mr Bolton and preserve the deal, the administration’s current stance towards Iran will ensure that the US continues to lurch from one crisis to another.

A different strategic approach is needed: increased trade in exchange for specific concessions on ballistic missiles or regional meddling."



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