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Time is of the essence when it comes to ending Iranβs nuclear ambitions: Every day of delay brings the Islamic Republic a day closer to breakout.
Thatβs why President Trumpβs chief duty is to fight at all costs for a deal that will actually advance American policy interests by making sure the mullahs never go nuclear.
Not to settle for a paper he can wave around as a βhistoric accomplishment,β as President Barack Obama did in 2015 when he inked the disastrous Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Β Β
And speaking of Obama, letβs get his favorite fallacy on this front out of the way.Β
Getting tough with Iran via the βmaximum pressureβ tactics Trump used in his first term will not make war more likely.Β
The opposite is true: Nuclear chokeoffs, sanctions and aggressive action against any and all Iranian proxy forces that threaten US security or economic interests will deter Iran.
For proof, look no further than Tehranβs relative lack of aggression during Trumpβs first term vs. the unbridled terrorist tear it went on once Joe Biden moved into the Oval Office.Β
Trump pulled us out of the JCPOA. Droned the murderous Quds Force mastermind Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Hit the Islamic Republic with hardcore economic punishment.Β
In return, Tehran made apocalyptic threats but did nothing to make good on them, even after Soleimani was killed.Β
Under Biden, who spent his entire term trying to win Iranβs love, Tehran ramped up its proxy attacks and greenlit Hamasβ Oct. 7 savagery β and massively spun up its uranium enrichment capacity.
Any deal that doesnβt cripple Iranβs nuclear weapons programs, demilitarize its proxy forces and create punishing sanctions ready to snap back into place the moment Tehran puts a toe over the line will be a failure.Β
Trump knows this, so itβs maddening that his team is already making concessions by engaging in talks without setting any preconditions.
Heck, just using Steven Witkoff as the US envoy sends a bad signal: Heβs a successful biz guy with zero experience in this field, not a hardened nuclear diplomat; that encourages Tehran to think it can get away with a snowjob like the one Obama bought.
Note that Trump plainly ordered Witkoff to walk back his dangerous comments suggesting Tehran might be allowed to enrich any uranium.
The prez gets it: No one wants a US war with Iran, least of all Iran.
Trump must make full use of that leverage, not settle for the phony βpeaceβ of aΒ deal-for-dealβs-sake.Β