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Trump Doctrine Guides US Ceasefire After Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites

The administration plans to resume talks with Tehran next week following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites that led to a fragile truce under Trump’s doctrine.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation accompanied by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
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Overview

  • Vice President JD Vance formally outlined the Trump Doctrine as a three-step strategy of defining clear US interests, pursuing aggressive diplomacy and deploying overwhelming force when necessary before exiting.
  • President Trump dispatched B-2 bombers to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, marking the first direct US military intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict and unsettling many isolationist Republicans.
  • A fragile ceasefire has taken hold and Trump has pledged that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons while announcing plans to resume negotiations with Tehran next week.
  • A preliminary US intelligence estimate indicates the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear program by several months.
  • Observers remain divided over whether the Trump Doctrine represents a coherent foreign policy framework or simply amplifies the president’s instincts.