The Case against Returning to the Iran Deal
In return for merely postponing its nuclear program, the agreement rewarded Iran extravagantly.
January 26, 2021
In return for merely postponing its nuclear program, the agreement rewarded Iran extravagantly.
Since Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—have been advocating for the new administration to rejoin the agreement. Doing so would be a strategic mistake, argue Michael Oren and Yossi Klein Halevi:
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Login or SubscribeIn return for merely postponing its nuclear program, the agreement rewarded Iran extravagantly.
A country that expresses reverence for those who come before will seek its own perpetuation.
Alexei Navalny doesn’t seek to avoid prison, but to defeat Putin.
“You have robbed yourself of time and us—our health!”
Built near a church, and perhaps a synagogue as well.