TY - BOOK AU - WALT Stephen M TI - The Islamic republic of hysteria PY - 2018/// KW - MIDDLE EAST KW - STRATEGY KW - ISLAMIC KW - UNITED STATES N2 - 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 ER -