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Why America Must Confront Power-Hungry Iran
(National Interest) Mark D. Wallace and Fred Zeidman - Iran is a radical force, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and a cheat that counts on weak-kneed countries to give in to extortion. It has been illegally boarding ships transiting international waters and seizing them for political, diplomatic, or financial ransom. That's the same tactic that Somali pirates perpetrated for years before an international naval task force put an end to their operations. A multilateral effort to deter further illegal Iranian behavior must be led by the U.S. because freedom of navigation, geopolitical primacy, and stable energy markets are core components of U.S. national security. Iran's behavior imperils all. Iran is a nation that craves power and the ability to impose fear. When the regime is not restrained, their malign intentions come closer to being fully realized. Mark D. Wallace, a former U.S. ambassador to the UN, is chief executive of United Against Nuclear Iran. Fred Zeidman, chairman of the Council for a Secure America, is chairman emeritus of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.