American Self-Delusion about Iran Continues
From the mullahs, less moderation and less transparency.
March 11, 2016
American Self-Delusion about Iran Continues
From the mullahs, less moderation and less transparency.
Two of the most important arguments made in favor of the nuclear deal with Iran were that it would strengthen that country’s so-called moderates and that it would allow the West to monitor the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities more closely. Actually, Elliott Abrams contends, the events of the past few weeks alone have demonstrated the wrongheadedness of both arguments, and the capacity of the deal’s defenders for wishful thinking:
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