{"id":499,"date":"2025-03-06T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T01:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/?p=499"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T01:54:59","slug":"march-11-iran-under-trumps-second-term-challenges-and-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/news\/499","title":{"rendered":"[March 11] Iran Under Trump&#8217;s Second Term: Challenges and Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Luciano Zaccara<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 11, 15:00-16:30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Waseda University Building 22, Room 601<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s second presidency presents significant challenges for Iran. His renewed maximum pressure policy seeks to extract greater concessions on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, while a potential US-Russia rapprochement could weaken Tehran\u2019s growing partnership with Moscow\u2014especially after Iran\u2019s entry into BRICS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regionally, Iran faces setbacks. The military defeats of Hamas and Hezbollah, the fall of Assad in Syria, and underwhelming missile performance against Israel undermine its influence. Meanwhile, US-Saudi ties are strengthening, with potential Saudi-Israel normalization and military cooperation that could further isolate Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Iran retains strategic options. BRICS membership offers alternative economic and diplomatic avenues, while potential direct negotiations with Trump for a JCPOA 2.0 could ensure territorial security in exchange for scaling back the axis of resistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though unpredictable, Trump has shown little interest in military intervention. Iran must now assess its policy choices: how to counter US pressure, leverage remaining strengths, and navigate shifting regional dynamics. The coming years will test Tehran\u2019s ability to adapt to a transformed geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please pre-register if you wish to attend at: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/NHwJJZMmwjNemrTX7\" data-outlook-id=\"fbc7ef18-843f-4366-a06f-d9d0c2740f78\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/NHwJJZMmwjNemrTX7<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luciano Zaccara Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University &nbsp; March 11, 15:00-16:30 Waseda University Building  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-en","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":510,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/qatarchair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}