CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS September 22, 2019 14:04:00
Retaliate. the status quo sanctions is hard enough on tayron that it feels it has less to lose. there is also the reality of domestic politics within the islamic republic. the iran deal was unpopular with hard liners in the u.s. but also with hard liners in tie ron. that he predicted washington would renig on its promises. there is a line that jim mattis has coined. nations with allies thrive and nations without allies wither. it is striking that american risked on this strategy toward iran with support from few allies. trump treats european allies poorly to begin with. it appears to be the ma...