■ Congress, which was overwhelmingly opposed to the nuclear deal when it was signed, is working on new sanctions. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently called Iran “ the most destabilizing influence in the Middle East.”■ Since the 1979 revolution that installed a theocracy in Iran, American leaders have periodically toyed with regime change. ■ Anti-Iran voices outside government are trying to push Mr. Trump and Congress toward confrontation with Iran. Any attempt at regime change in Iran could destabilize the volatile Middle East in even more unpredictable ways. Mr. Trump would make a grave mistake if instead of trying to work with those moderate forces he led the nation closer to war.

Source: New York Times July 20, 2017 07:18 UTC