Sometimes words and agreements aren’t enough, and parties need to stand up for their demands

One of the oft-repeated arguments against the American decision to use kinetic force against the Iranian regime was that negotiations on ending Iran’s nuclear aspirations were ongoing. Micah Sifry, whom I generally agree with, made this argument, quoting Omani foreign minister Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi’s statement on Face the Nation that Iran had agreed to “never, ever have … nuclear material that will create a bomb and to dilute their enriched uranium into ordinary nuclear fuel.”

Perhaps. It is entirely possible that the regime was investing in its offensive military capacity as a means of upping the ante and getting more out of the US and Europe in the negotiations. But I doubt it, as should any person clear eyed about the murderous regime and its priorities. Let’s remember that in the past year alone the Islamic Republic funneled over a billion US dollars to Hezbollah to rebuild its armed forces, and billions more into military proxies from Yemen through Burkina Faso, instead of investing in civil infrastructure when its most populated city was running out of water.

But that’s not the point of this article, because I and most readers will never know Iran’s true intentions and capabilities.

Instead, I’d like to explore a........

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