The Unrelenting Reality of the Iran War

This is probably Trump’s last chance to show why the regime should fear him. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Iranian regime has never encountered an American president like Donald Trump: He exaggerates, deceives, and prevaricates as much as it does. Indeed, Trump might win a mendacity contest since a swath of Iran’s Islamic revolutionaries—those who are more in the mold of founding father Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—prefer to vent veraciously since they are men of modern Islamic principles and pride. Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Iranian-targets officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, is a resident scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. More We Think You’d Like