The increasing challenges in global politics are affecting the peace of societies. The rise of unpredictable leadership in the United States and the changing world order are undoubtedly creating new avenues for middle powers to enhance their role in the international system. The world is fragmented into three poles: major powers, middle powers, and developing states.

The unpredictable policies of the president of the United States offer ambiguous signals to foes and friends. Several countries are enhancing engagement with the US, while others are feeling left behind. The hammer diplomacy of President Trump, in which he warns countries to accept his plans or face consequences, demonstrates a shift toward a hardline diplomatic approach. The recent example is Iran. President Trump aggressively attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities and violated the sovereignty of the country. After years of tussles and a hard diplomatic approach, the US leadership started to engage Iran with the mediating role of Oman.

One can see that the recent engagement between Iran and the US came into the limelight after the US threatened Iran with attacks, and in retaliation, Iran adopted a hard approach and threatened attacks on US bases in the Gulf region.

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