Iran Deal Legalizes Iranian Bomb, Introducing Instability in the Middle East, Higher Energy Prices at Home

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill on Jan. 16, 2021, launching anti-warship ballistic missiles at a simulated target in the Indian Ocean, state television reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic. IRG/Sepahnews via AP

Commentary

Iran has been telling Biden administration officials that it’s reluctant to reenter the Obama-era nuclear deal for fear that the next Republican president will withdraw from it as President Donald Trump did in 2018. But there’s no way for American negotiators to guarantee that a future administration will abide by an agreement that legalizes Tehran’s nuclear weapons program. So it seems President Joe Biden will have to make sure Iran gets the bomb on his watch.