WALT Stephen M <br/><br/>
The Islamic republic of hysteria/ 
Stephen M Walt 
 -  2018 
<br/><br/> The article highlights Trump administration's Middle East strategy revolves around a threat that doesn't exist.  Trump and his aides appear to have embraced the view that Iran is a potential hegemon poised to dominate the Middle East and specifically to control the oil rich Persian Gulf. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MIDDLE EAST -- STRATEGY<br/>ISLAMIC<br/>UNITED STATES