A smart forecaster in late 2024 might have guessed that in 2025, the incoming Trump Administration would slow the pace of Russia sanctions, aggressively use counterterrorism authorities against drug cartels, and ramp up pressure on Iran. But few would have anticipated that the United States would sanction the head of state of a longtime ally , remove sanctions on the head of state of a former adversary , and forcibly remove the head of state of another . Or that the Administr