(Wall Street Journal) William A. Galston - Favoring the Iranian nuclear agreement (as I do, despite its flaws) does not imply relaxing opposition to the challenge Iran poses throughout the Middle East. On the contrary, a much more forceful U.S. policy is needed to counter that threat. Iranian domination of the Middle East would threaten the core interests of the U.S. We can approve the nuclear agreement while making it clear to Iran's leaders that we have no intention of allowing them to take over the region, directly or through the Shiite proxies they support. Such a strategy mirrors Iran's. Speaking Saturday in Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei made it clear that his country had no intention of abandoning its anti-American policies or of pulling back its support for allies in regional conflicts.
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