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February 7, 2025

The U.S. and Israel Must Prepare to Use Force to Stop Iran from Going Nuclear

The time for sanctions and negotiations is running out.

Besides his announcement about Gaza, President Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum ordering a restoration of the “maximum-pressure” campaign against Iran: a tightening of sanctions and other economic levers to starve the country of income. He stressed on Wednesday that his goal is to force Tehran into accepting a deal in which it verifiably dismantles its nuclear program. But events on the ground are moving rapidly, and time for negotiation, and for letting sanctions take their effect, might be running out. Andrea Stricker explains:

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