America's retreat from the Middle East could be trouble - former White House adviser

In a changing Middle East, with rapidly shifting dynamics, alliances, and strategies, US foreign policy seems to be changing as well. With the growing influence of China and the impression that the US is withdrawing on some level, new playground rules are being set.

To better understand the current American foreign policy in the Middle East, The Media Line spoke with Elliott Abrams, an American politician and lawyer, who has served as a foreign policy adviser for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump.

Generally speaking, Abrams said, “my opinion is that the US is focusing on the Ukraine war and on the competition with China. And it seems like they do not want to invest so much in solving the problems of the Middle East.”

“But it is inevitable,” he added. Abrams believes the biggest regional problem that America should be focusing on is Iran, its foreign policy of aggression, support for terrorism, and nuclear program. READ MORE