Lessons of an experience; Summary of the Trump administration's foreign policy

The West Asian region has been the center of gravity of US strategies throughout history. American attention to the region began in the 1970s with the retreat of Britain. Since then, US foreign policy has been based on a set of consistent policies toward the West Asian region. In 2016, with the election of Trump as President, he promised to restore the power and greatness of the United States, and in this regard, put on the agenda policies at home and abroad, some of which are referred to as the phenomenon of Trumpism. Given this, the present article seeks to answer the question: What were the general directions of Trump's foreign policy in the West Asian region and what principles did he follow? Findings from the article show that during the Trump era, the role of the president's personal character became a key element in front of the legal and political decision-making structures in the United States. The principles of the Trump Doctrine were a combination of realistic teachings and approaches. According to this doctrine, Trump has implemented a strategy of remote balancing towards the West Asian region and tried to keep this region within the sphere of influence of the United States of America. During this period, the United States shifted to remote management policy as it shifted its front-line role and became a foreign mediator in regional conflicts. From this perspective, the United States ceded the region to Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime. Although US policies have not been consistent in dealing with the drawbacks of what were once considered the axis of evil, Trump has sought to counter Iran in West Asia by imposing large-scale, unprecedented economic sanctions, aside the military strategy of large presence of heavily equipment and expanding its "gray area" by providing small forces while using drones extensively during sustained, gradual, and increasing operations below the threshold of all-out war. Elsewhere, under the slogan "America First," Trump sought unilateralism based on support for domestic production and American national interests. At the same time, Trump sought world supremacy. Under Trump, the United States sought to maintain its supremacy by imposing additional costs on rivals, reducing its global commitments, increasing US military power, and domestic economic power.