Fareed checks in on the new Nazi Germany:
Iran is weak and getting weaker. Sanctions have pushed its economy into a nose-dive. The political system is fractured and fragmenting. Abroad, its closest ally and the regime of which it is almost the sole supporter — Syria — is itself crumbling. The Persian Gulf monarchies have banded together against Iran and shored up their relations with Washington. Last week, Saudi Arabia closed its largest-ever purchase of U.S. weaponry. Meanwhile, Europe is close to approving even more intense sanctions against Tehran. The simplest measure of Iran’s strength is its currency. When Barack Obama became president, you could buy 9,700 rials with one dollar. Since then, the dollar has appreciated 60 percent against the rial, meaning you can buy 15,600 rials … The price of food staples has soared 40 percent the past few months, Reuters reported this week.
This is a result of Obama's foreign policy strategy. Fareed rightly worries that pushing Iran into a corner could be dangerous. But isn't this careful, relentless strategy of isolation and delegitimization from within and without easily the most sensible option? The GOP alternative is to pick the one issue which brings the regime and its opposition together, and make it non-negotiable.
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