Expert: Trump Pressuring Iran With an Eye on Southeast Asia

The US administration intends to achieve all of its Iran-related objectives during US President Donald Trump’s four years in power and take the issue off its agenda so that it can focus on advancing its Southeast Asia policies if the businessman-turned-politician is reelected, a political analyst said. 
"Iran has actually become a major component of America’s strategic plans for Southeast Asia," Mehdi Motahharnia, a university professor and international affairs expert, also told the Iranian Diplomacy website.