Amerika Birleşik Devletleri-İran İlişkileri: Trump Etkisi

Abstract

In spite of the ongoing enmity between the United States (U.S.) and Iran, the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal during the Presidency of Barack Obama was a turning point that had a potential to repair the bilateral relations. On the other hand, President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the deal in 2018 dashed hopes of many for the stabilization of bilateral relations as well as the containment of the nuclear threat. Recently, President Joe Biden’s potential reengagement with Iran is being questioned, even though the use force might still be an attractive choice. In that context, the article will shed light on the U.S.-Iran relations during the Presidencies of Obama, Trump and Biden respectively. Thus, the fluctuation in recent bilateral relations will be understood from a comparative perspective. It is argued that the anti-Iran strategy of Trump pushed the bilateral relations into a stalemate and his foreign policy legacy prevailed over the efforts to reconcile with Iran by both Obama and Biden administrations.