US diplomacy towards Iran under Donald Trump: nature and specificity
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_1_28
Abstract
The author analyzed the nature and peculiarities of the D. Trump administration’s policy towards the formation and implementation of the US foreign policy towards Iran. The factors that influenced the decision-making in the White House are considered. It is shown that US diplomacy maintained strategic continuity, and economic sanctions were the most effective tool for influencing the theocratic regime of Iran. The approach of the D. Trump administration was complex, based on an expansive interpretation of the concept of «terrorism» and the power component.
About the Author
A. S. Safonov
The Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
SAFONOV Aleksandr S. – PhD, Docent of the Department of the Foreign Relations
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Safonov A.S. US diplomacy towards Iran under Donald Trump: nature and specificity. Обозреватель–Observer. 2021;(1):28-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_1_28
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