In Part 01, we learned about Donald Trump, his political comeback and how he practised his legendary dealmaking in the Middle East. We concluded by briefly assessing his interactions with regional players, particularly the Houthis of Yemen and HTS, who are currently governing war-torn Syria. We continue the regional assessment. Iran: Its nuclear program is a real worry, and while negotiation has been the understandably chosen method of dealing with it, Iran appears to be running down the clock until Trump is out of office. The Islamic Republic insists that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. But why does a nation that has ten per cent of the world’s oil reserves need a nuclear energy program? And if it is only for peaceful purposes, why do they insist on enriching uranium themselves rather than accepting enriched uranium from a second country? So, Trump, the master negotiator, chose to negotiate with Iran directly. It did not work. So after many years of military ...
'The Road Ahead' looks at some of the world trends issues and future forecasts from a Biblical worldview.