Combining this with comments made by incoming NSA-designate Waltz, as reported by Ken Moriyasu (森安健) in Nikkei Asia ... which suggests that key to solving problems in Gaza and Ukraine is to diminish incentive for China to buy Iranian energy (and by extension Russian energy). Get China to buy less Iranian energy--while U.S. ramps up production--Iran has less funds. Diminished Iran lessens coordination with Russia. Also suggests that the new team embraces an #energy_abundance strategy for forging ties with partners and incentivizing others. https://lnkd.in/gUQxiU_P
Outline of a proposed Trump energy agenda for the second term includes lifting any holds on new natural gas projects, clearing regulatory bottlenecks for expanding and building new LNG facilities. A second term Trump administration is in a stronger position to further reorient European consumption away from Russia and to ensure that Russian firms do not regain market share.