السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية تجاه البرنامج النووي الإيراني فى(فترتى) باراك أوباما  ودونالد ترامب (2009-2020)

Islam Faisal Amin Ellakwah

doi:10.35516/Hum.2025.8244

Authors

Islam Faisal Amin Ellakwah Political Science Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5284-1233

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2025.8244

Keywords:

Iranian nuclear program, US policy, Obama , (5 1) Agreement, Trump.

Abstract

Objectives: This study seeks to show the differences in US foreign policy during US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s tenures towards the State of Iran and its nuclear project, as well as the repercussions of such change on the intensity of its alliances and the complexity of its international relations.

Methods: This study relies on the comparative approach to clarify the aspects of agreement and disparity in foreign policy tools used by Obama and Trump with regard to the Iranian nuclear program.

Results: In dealing with the Iranian nuclear program, US policy resorted to various tools, namely: negotiations, sanctions, and military action. During President Barack Obama’s two terms from 2009 to 2017, the policy of appeasement was adopted in an attempt to resolve the conflict through diplomatic means. This had a great impact in reaching the initial agreement with major powers, leading to the final deal named the (5+1) agreement in 2015. President Trump assumed power in early 2017 and pursued a confrontational policy, announcing his opposition to the agreement from the outset. He not only threatened to cancel it but continued to do so until he finally took the decision unilaterally in May 2018.

Conclusion: The United States has pursued a consistent strategy to prevent Iran from manufacturing or possessing nuclear weapons. The key difference, however, lies in the tools embraced by US policy during various tenures.

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