Iran Overplays Its Hand

It's hard to begrudge anyone the temptation to confront the president and his allies with their failures of judgment and resolve, which conspired to give us the disastrous memorandum of understanding with Iran in the first place. They deserve it.

Last month, the remnants of the Iranian regime were "strong people, smart people," in Trump's estimation. "The coolest thing" about the MOU was that it showed how even the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps understands that "the way that we've done business with the US for 47 years is a mistake," JD Vance insisted. Today, the rump Islamic Republic is, according to Trump, a bunch of "scum" — "sick people," "vicious, violent people," "lying guys" who are observably "cuckoo."