The new team unites two of the most virulent opponents of the 2015 Iran deal: Mike Pompeo, the C.I.A. “We get in trouble when the national security apparatus presents a single view, rather than a range of views,” Mr. Rothkopf said. It is unclear how Mr. Pompeo and Mr. Bolton will jell, or how the dynamic may be changed by another new player in the national security orbit around Mr. Trump: Gina Haspel, his nominee for director of the C.I.A. Mr. Bolton, the third national security adviser in 14 months, is taking over a National Security Council that, a year ago, leaned a lot further to the right. In the coming months, that person could likely be Mr. Mattis, more so than other players left in the mix.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 01:07 UTC