Editorial Board
Fixing Trump’s Mistake on Iran
To correct it, the U.S. and its allies must focus on the bigger picture.
Pen strikes and missile strikes.
Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
So the Iran nuclear deal is dead, at least as far as the U.S. is concerned. This is a grave mistake, because as flawed as the deal was — and it was flawed in many ways — it was better than nothing.
President Donald Trump’s initiative shows no sign of having been thought through. It has divided the U.S. from its allies in Europe, and it’s capable of dangerously destabilizing the region. But the mistake has been made, and the question now is where the U.S.; Iran; the five other nations that signed the deal; and America’s vital ally in the region, Israel, go from here.