What the US Iran strategy explains about Washington’s Mideast policy

When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States more than two years ago, politicians in Iran argued that his election would not have impacted the Iranian economy. Today, these statements seem more like a spell than a real political consideration. From the very beginning, Trump and his tighter circles of allies made no secret of pursuing a confrontation policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. After many efforts to establish a dialogue and after international diplomacy had committed itself to reinstating Tehran in the political and economic arena (not without sacrifice), the current US administration has decided to reverse this path and return to rhetoric that is reminiscent of the “Axis of evil”.