The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match
Seth J. FrantzmanMay 20, 2019 4:20 PM The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters) The Trump administration’s ‘bluster’ has forced the Iranians into a defensive posture. In the first two weeks of May, U.S.–Iran tensions appeared to be careening toward war. […]