White House outlines counterterrorism strategy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on Thursday unveiled the administration’s longawaited counterterrorism strategy, delivering it with harsh words for Iran.

Calling Iran t he “world’s central banker of international terrorism,” John Bolton said the strategy will rely on traditional military action to fight terrorists, but also seek increased emphasis on non-military means to bat- tle not only Islamic State militants but those backed by Iran and other groups.

In line with the Trump administration’s “America First” policy, the strategy also calls for sharing the burden and expense of fighting terrorism with allies.

It’s the first U.S. strategy on counterterrorism since President Barack Obama released his approach in 2011, and has similar themes to those released by other administrations.