国际英语资讯:News Analysis: President Trumps Mideast strategy: cozy up to Israel, Arabs in bid to isola
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mideast">Mideast</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cozying">cozying</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>...<span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span>," <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Phillips">Phillips</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Phillips">Phillips</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crippling">crippling</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wrecked">wrecked</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span>-<span word="turned">turned</span>-<span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="siding">siding</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>: <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>.</p>
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