Trump national security strategy doubles down on Iran 12/19/2017 11:23:37 AM US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, Dec. 16, 2017. BY: Jack Detsch AL-MONITOR,  December 18, 201 7-- US President Donald Trump’s inaugural  national security strategy  frames Iran as a “rogue state” and primary competitor to US interests in the Middle East. Released on Monday, the 55-page document draws from Trump’s foreign policy speeches throughout his first year in office. It notably accuses China and Russia of seeking to shape a world “antithetical to US values and interests” by displacing the United States from Asia and weakening Western institutions such as NATO and the  European Union  . The periodic document, which can sometimes serve as a predictor for White House foreign policy, also calls for the United States to foster development to make sure the Middle East is “no...