The Trump Administration's Adjustments To Iran's Foreign Policy

For more than 40 years,the strategic game between the United States and Iran has kept the United States and Iran in open hostile relations for a long time.During President Obama’s administration,on July 14,2015,Iran and the United States,Britain,France,Russia,China,and Germany finally reached an Iranian nuclear agreement,which reflects the US strategic focus is shifting from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region,and its main goal Opponents turn to emerging powers such as China and Russia.However,in the Middle East,Iran,as a regional power,plays a pivotal role in geopolitics,religious influence,and oil resources.These roles have challenged the US hegemony in the Middle East to a certain extent.Since taking office,the Trump administration has placed the containment of Iran at its core in the process of pursuing the Middle East policy: appointing hardliners against Iran,withdrawing from the comprehensive agreement on Iran `s nuclear issue,and suppressing Iran in economic,political,military and other aspects.In essence,the confrontation between the United States and Iran is not only a geopolitical factor.The conflict between the two countries for hegemony in the Middle East: Iran wants to restore its historical status,and the United States needs to control the Middle East,the world’s energy hub.It also contains the conflict between civilizations,which is the contradiction between the two major civilizations of Islam and Christianity,two values,and two social system ideologies.Research and analysis in this area has given us a deeper understanding of the relationship between the United States and Iran.This article,on the other hand,briefly reviews the formation of American policy toward Iran and its deep-rooted consciousness of hostilities before the Obama administration;and reviews all the new changes during the Obama era.The comparison focuses on the adjustment of the Trump administration’s Iranian policy relative to the Obama era.This article attempts to systematically explain the macro background of the Trump administration`s adjustment of Iran`s policy,its strategic objectives in the Middle East,the core content of the US`s Iran policy,and the specific effects of its implementation.The essential characteristics of Iran’s policy,its pros and cons,try to analyze the Trump administration’s overall Middle East policy vision,and analyze the trend of US-Iran relations.