American Policy Toward Iran Under Trump and Its Impact on Regional Security

Abstract

This study provides an analysis of the U.S. administration’s policies under President Donald Trump toward Iran, with the aim of determining whether these policies align with the traditional American stance opposing Iran or represent a distinct shift in the trajectory of conflict between the two countries. The research adopts a comparative descriptive methodology and concludes that Trump’s policies deviated from the customary American approaches to international issues by seeking, in a more escalatory manner, to undermine Iran’s regional influence. These policies possessed characteristics that set them apart from those adopted by previous administrations. Despite this hardline strategy, these policies failed to achieve the central objective of forcing Iran to sign a new agreement, highlighting the limitations of their effectiveness in realizing their goals.