Trump’s Real Goals: Get Iran’s Energy, Geopolitically Hobble China, Russia. But Big Shifts Rarely Happen Smoothly

Washington’s calculus in Iran runs deeper than missiles or rhetoric. Energy corridors, great-power rivalry and the architecture of Eurasian influence may matter far more than the language of freedom.

Trump’s Real Goals: Get Iran’s Energy, Geopolitically Hobble China, Russia. But Big Shifts Rarely Happen Smoothly
Washington’s calculus in Iran runs deeper than missiles or rhetoric. Energy corridors, great-power rivalry and the architecture of Eurasian influence may matter far more than the language of freedom.