From its nuclear ambitions to state-sponsored terrorism to cyberwarfare, the Islamic Republic of Iran poses a great challenge, and threat, to the United States. And President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year begs the questions: Is revived diplomacy the best way to contain Iran? Or is it time for the U.S. to get tough by relying on extreme sanctions, threats of force, and – if necessary – regime change or military action?
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