Opinion | Dear Joe, It’s Not About Iran’s Nukes Anymore (Published 2020)
Biden wants to reinstate the nuclear deal, but first he must confront the new Middle East.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/opinion/iran-biden-nuclear-scientist.html
In effect, Trump forced Israel and the key Sunni Arab states to become less reliant on the United States and to think about how they must cooperate among themselves over new threats — like Iran — rather than fighting over old causes — like Palestine. This may enable America to secure its interests in the region with much less blood and treasure of its own. It could be Trump’s most significant foreign policy achievement.