Political pitfalls: Iran tests Trump´s `America First´ pledge
(World News USA)

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won the White House while pledging to wind down the nation´s many foreign entanglements and to put `America first.` But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed signals on the prospects of a military conflict with Iran, Trump´s campaign-trail promise is being put to the test. With the 2020 election approaching, the political pitfalls ahead for the first-term Republican president could be serious. While Trump enjoys overwhelming support from his party, there is little appetite among his loyalists for a new military conflict in the Middle East. Many are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now, but a string of recent moves has sparked...