Does “America First” mean he will use America’s military and cyber power pre-emptively, to wipe out emerging threats, from rogue nuclear states to terrorist groups, before they can do harm to the United States? Because the Iran deal is an executive agreement, not a treaty, the new president has great latitude to alter or scrap it. To Mr. Trump, the Iran deal was not only misguided, but also badly negotiated. In “America First” terms, Mr. Trump’s decision about what to do with the Iran deal will be an early test of his willingness to act unilaterally. Mr. Assad said he was cautiously optimistic that Mr. Trump could be a “natural ally” in battling terrorism.

Source: New York Times November 17, 2016 10:01 UTC