New Delhi, May 22 -- President Donald Trump's recent tour of this turbulent region cannot be interpreted in isolation but must be framed within a context of extraordinary strategic complexity. Indeed, publications like Le Monde describe it as an inflection point, a departure from "nation-building" and military interventionism, replaced by a strategy of accord and commerce.

In truth, Witkoff has designed a clear and robust strategy to avoid repeating the missteps of Obama's nuclear deal (JCPOA), a pact that, according to the most reputable analysts, dangerously strengthened the most radical factions within the Iranian regime. The current Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was unequivocal in stating that any new agreement would require Tehra...