There is no obvious outcome that gives him the clear political win that is a frequent motivating force behind his foreign policy ventures. Well, his luck has now run out -- though he will get little sympathy from critics who long predicted his hard line Iran policy would precipitate exactly this scenario. Usually, a good guide to Trump's future action on foreign policy is to identify the course that will most swiftly benefit him politically. Even then, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that Trump's decision to pull out of Obama's nuclear deal means Washington can never be trusted in a dialogue again. Critics charge the pair, who replaced officials who opposed Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, with creating the crisis through their advice to Trump.

Source: CNN June 21, 2019 11:03 UTC