Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser vowed a return to the maximum pressure campaign that defined Iran policy in the president-elect’s first term, even as leaders in Tehran signal they want to reduce tension. “You’re going to see a huge shift on Iran,” after Trump takes office Jan. 20, Mike Waltz said in a Fox News interview Wednesday. We …
WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump’s brandishing of tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China marks the passage from one era to another: Partnerships are out, and coercion is in. “His whole worldview is maximum pressure, it’s that simple," said a Trump adviser under consideration for a senior foreign-policy position. “Tariffs on allies are a more benign option than sanctions on adversaries, …
While the Trump administration insists that sanctions do not interfere with the flow of humanitarian goods, critics in Iran and outside of it are pushing back on Washington’s narrative. All countries see these US moves are completely against international rules by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Push back President Donald Trump’s administration has long maintained that humanitarian trade is exempt from …
