Is Biden's withdrawal from the Middle East different from Trump ?
President Biden's announcement to withdraw all US🇺🇸 troops from Afghanistan🇦🇫 by September 1 echoed the vision of his predecessor, Donald Trump.
President Biden's announcement to withdraw all US🇺🇸 troops from Afghanistan🇦🇫 by September 1 echoed the vision of his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Moreover, the Democratic president announced in an official meeting held in Washington with the Iraqi🇮🇶;Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, that US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.
These moves are part of a comprehensive US strategy to reduce resources allocated to a politically volatile region and focus more on the Indo-Pacific to counter a rising and more assertive 🇨🇳China.
Biden resembles his Republican predecessor on the gradual withdrawal from the Middle East, especially after many analysts would have expected a return to the same foreign policy during Obama's 1st term when the Arab-Israeli issue was at the top of the list of US foreign policy.
However, there is a considerable difference between Trump's strategy and Biden's. Trump forged an exit through a more aggressive speech towards Iran🇮🇷.
The US withdrawal from the JCPOA and the conditionality of Washington's return based on Iran accepting a more comprehensive agreement that would address Iranian aggression in the region and a cessation of funding for proxy groups.
The Trump administration has worked hard to bring lsrael🇮🇱 closer to the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia🇸🇦, the
UAE🇦🇪; and Bahrain🇧🇭. Through arms sales and the
signing of Abraham Accords,to normalize relations between Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Manama.
UAE🇦🇪; and Bahrain🇧🇭. Through arms sales and the
signing of Abraham Accords,to normalize relations between Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Manama.
Trump left behind a strong security counter-response to Iran-empowered "axis of resistance." Biden, on the other hand, wants a quick American exit from the region, an immediate return to the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions on Tehran, followed by Iran.
This vision has been translated into a slight rapprochement of Saudi Arabia with Iran (Iraq facilitated a meeting between 🇸🇦 & 🇮🇷 officials in Baghdad),as well as a paradigm shift from the UAE on the urgent need to shape the Middle East in a way of geopolitically countering Iran.
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