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Source: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-reaches-an-iran-crossroads-f2f59e74?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
Iran Is Not Ready to Abandon Its Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - If Iran keeps stringing U.S. diplomats along in negotiations, what is President Trump prepared to do to win the war? While the U.S. has done enormous damage to Iran's military, and set back its nuclear program, the regime refuses his offers for a settlement and has shut down most commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The President has so far rejected a bad deal on Iran's terms that might open the Strait at the price of easing pressure on the regime without real nuclear concessions. While a U.S. blockade on shipping to and from Iranian ports has meant Iran suffers most, the regime's new leaders have been safe while they hold global energy supply hostage. If the goal was to see whether Iran's regime is ready to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, by now Mr. Trump has his answer: It isn't. Signing a mooted "letter of intent" to continue negotiating for another 30 days would merely let Iran string Mr. Trump along even closer to the election.