The crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude that passed through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at Daesan port in Seosan, South Korea.(Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters)
It would be hard to argue with a straight face that Tehran’s position is particularly advantageous.
It’s hard to begrudge anyone the temptation to confront the president and his allies with their failures of judgment and resolve, which conspired to give us the disastrous memorandum of understanding with Iran in the first place. They deserve it.
Last month, the remnants of the Iranian regime were “strong people, smart people,” in Trump’s estimation. “The coolest thing” about the MOU was that it showed how even the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps understands that “the way that we’ve done business with the US for 47 years is a mistake,” JD Vance insisted. Today, the rump Islamic Republic is, according to ...
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