WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's national security adviser outlined the administration's long-awaited counterterrorism strategy on Thursday and offeredÌýharsh words for Iran.
John Bolton called Iran the "central banker of international terrorism." He saidÌýthe strategy will rely on military and nonmilitary means to fight extremists, focusing on DaeshÌýmilitants as well as those backed by Iran and other groups.
Bolton saidÌýthe USÌýwants to isolate militants from their supporters, modernize tools to counter them, protect USÌýinfrastructure and stymie recruitment efforts.
The plan that Trump has approved also calls for strengthening border control, limiting militants' ability to recruit online and sharing the burden with allies.
It is the first USÌýstrategy on counterterrorism since President Barack Obama released his approach in 2011.
BoltonÌýsaidÌýthat the US' objective is that "there would be no waivers for purchasers of Iranian crude," and that the US could look at possible cuts leading to zero.
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