U.S. President Remark Sparks Speculation with Foreign Policy

On Thursday, Trump said that it was now “the calm before the storm” when he had a meeting with senior military leaders amidst rising tensions worldwide and speculation in foreign policy changes.

Trump’s use of the phrase prompted other people to question what was meant by it – to which he replied: ‘You will find out.’

The U.S. President said that he expected the Pentagon brass within the room to provide him ‘a wide array of military options, if needed, at a quicker pace.’

However, multiple reports suggested that next week the White House effectively will scrap the Iran nuclear deal that was signed by the Obama administration within 2015, and kick-started a standoff between U.S. and Iran.

The U.S. President, who earlier stated that Iran ‘hadn’t lived up to the nuclear deal’s spirit’ was expected to denounce and “decertify” the controversial accord as not being within the national interest of the U.S., passing the problem to Congress, according to the Washington Post.

This type of move would set off a 60-day span which it’d be up to Congress to determine if they should to impose sanctions on Iran or not.

North Korea, at the same time, continuously develops its nuclear program, and poses a threat to its neighbors – as well as to America, which it has tortured with defiant rhetoric. Recently, Trump said he would ‘completely destroy’ the rogue country if it tries to attack the United States or its allies.

Trump, at the Thursday meeting, repeated his administration’s opposition to NK leader K. Un, and said the United States wouldn’t ‘permit the dictatorship to threaten the nation or its allies with loss of life.’

Also, America scrapped a few military exercises with its Persian Gulf area allies in an attempt to mitigate a diplomatic crisis that targets Qatar, trying to end the dispute.