Why and how Trump is acting against Iran
Jonathan TobinMay 04, 2017Columns, Opinion, Tobin’s Take0
the Obama administration managed to avoid a congressional vote on its nuclear deal with Iran in the fall of 2015, courtesy of a Democratic Senate filibuster, the argument surrounding the controversial agreement seemed to be over. That’s why Democrats are reacting with impatience and skepticism about statements from the Trump administration about re-evaluating the deal. Rather than seen as an impotent gesture, the administration’s talk of reopening the issue should be taken seriously. Trump’s foreign policy team is coming to grips with the fact that everything it hopes to accomplish in the Middle East, as well as threats to US security, are connected to an Iranian regime immeasurably strengthened — both politically and economically — by Obama’s misguided effort to create détente with Tehran. At […]