If he were president today, Washington would welcome America’s alliances with Israel, Australia, India, Japan, and South Korea in order to make certain, for example, that “each Indo-Pacific nation can protect its sovereignty from coercion.” ..…
The US’ illegitimate withdrawal [from the nuclear deal] and some of its illusions have ruined any chance for negotiations, he said, adding that currently there is no prospect for talks with Washington. ... Elsewhere, he noted Zarif’s recent regional tour to India, Turkmenistan, Syria,..…
However, Japan is not obliged to make easy compromises to the United States. ... In the 1990s, Japan rejected Washington's demands that Tokyo set a numerical target for exports of automobile parts to the U.S. ..…
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