As Iran Heads toward a Political and Economic Crisis, the Biden Administration Plans to Offer It a Lifeline
Tehran will get guns, butter, and nuclear deterrence.
April 4, 2022
As Iran Heads toward a Political and Economic Crisis, the Biden Administration Plans to Offer It a Lifeline
Tehran will get guns, butter, and nuclear deterrence.
Although two senior officials have reportedly resigned due to their objections to the White House’s lack of firmness in its nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic, a deal remains very possibly imminent. The ayatollahs, for their part, are dealing with the severe effects of having mismanaged their economy for decades, poorly handling the coronavirus pandemic, and U.S.-led sanctions—all of which have led to widespread dissatisfaction with their rule. The nuclear agreement, write Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh, might give them a short-term way out of their troubles:
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