Here Are Trump’s Options For Dealing With An Imminent Nuclear Threat That Festered Under Biden
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Iran has largely been left unchecked by the Biden administration in its goal to become a nuclear power, presenting President-elect Donald Trump with a significant foreign policy challenge that has few easy solutions.
Iran,withitscurrentstockpiles,canmakeanuclearweaponwith60%enricheduraniuminjustoneweek,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)saidinaNovemberbulletin.Thepresident-electwillhavetochooseapathquicklyuponassumingoffice,suchasrenegotiatingadealtohaltorslowIran’sprogress,militaryinterventionorre-toolingsanctionsthathavesofarbeenineffective.
“TheUnitedStatesneedsanotherMiddleEastwarlikeitneedsaholeinthehead,”JustinLogan,directorofdefenseandforeignpolicystudiesattheCatoInstitute,toldtheDCNF.“Thereareallkindsofanglesfromwhichescalationcouldhappen,andTrumpopenlycampaignedasaPeaceThroughStrengthleader,notawarmonger.Withthatsaid,alotturnsonwhatTrump’sclosestadviserswilldotoshapethepresident’sunderstandingoftheoptions