The U.S. Must Rethink Its Approach to Iran
Only a threat of direct retaliation can get Tehran to stand down.
August 19, 2024
The U.S. Must Rethink Its Approach to Iran
Only a threat of direct retaliation can get Tehran to stand down.
Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to continue efforts to secure a hostage-for-ceasefire deal, which were renewed in Qatar on Thursday. The U.S. hopes that securing an agreement can prevent Iran from following through with its threatened retaliatory attacks, and thus prevent a larger, region-wide war. But even if this is correct in the short run, a different American course of action will be necessary. Thus argues Dana Stroul, herself a former Biden administration official:
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