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Over the course of his two terms, the conservative newspaper The Wall Street Journal has had an uneven relationship with President Donald Trump, sometimes supporting and sometimes criticizing his moves. Now, with debates raging over the Iran peace deal, the paper\u2019s editors have called it in no uncertain terms: Trump is in retreat<\/u>, and the way forward is still fraught with risks that may warrant Congress rejecting his agreement.<\/p>\n

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As the Journal asserts, \u201cThere\u2019s no denying that Mr. Trump is retreating from his main goals as political pressure has built at home.\u201d While he has attempted to portray the deal as \u201cpeace in our time,\u201d most recognize it for what it is: \u201ca strategic retreat short of achieving his war aims.\u201d The editors explain that rather than attempting to continue winning militarily, Trump has decided to prioritize opening the Strait of Hormuz, then figure out the other questions like nuclear enrichment later. <\/p>\n

And as many have noted, and the Journal points out, the latest agreement isn\u2019t really a lasting peace deal, but \u201cextends the cease-fire for another 60 days, though our guess is that it will be renewed, perhaps many times.\u201d This will result in the opening of the Hormuz Strait \u2014 in time for gas prices to come down, Trump hopes, before the midterms \u2014 \u201cbut Tehran says Hormuz won\u2019t return to the status quo ante, and it claims it will charge \u2018fees\u2019 not tolls, as if that\u2019s more than a semantic difference.\u201d In effect, this would hand the Iranian regime both a means of enrichment and political legitimacy. <\/p>\n

Perhaps more worrisome to the Journal editors is how the deal addresses, or fails to address, the nuclear question. As they explain, \u201cIt would defer most matters of the nuclear program to 60 more days of talks, with oil and other sanctions relief along the way in exchange for diplomatic progress. This linkage is crucial, but pushing off the most difficult nuclear issues in talks with \u2018dishonorable people\u2019 who don\u2019t deal \u2018in good faith,\u2019 as the President called them on Friday, doesn\u2019t inspire confidence. If the regime won\u2019t agree to dismantle its nuclear program now, why would it do so after weeks of oil exports and other relief?\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, argues the paper, \u201cIran\u2019s attestation that it doesn\u2019t seek the bomb is meaningless. It has always said that \u2014 and done the opposite. A good deal has to remove capabilities. A promise now to find a solution for the enriched uranium over 60 days means little, unless it specifically commits Iran to removing, diluting or destroying the entire stockpile on a reasonable timetable. Merely disposing of the \u2018highly enriched uranium\u2019 doesn\u2019t work when enrichment even to the low-seeming 3.67 percent is already 70 percent of the way to weapons-grade.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the same time, the current deal \u201cincludes no Iranian commitments on its missiles and terror proxies.\u201d Instead, it puts off the matter for \u201cregional discussions,\u201d which the paper says no one takes seriously. As the editors note, this will either mean that Gulf allies will end up needing more military protection from the U.S., or they will be forced to \u201caccommodate\u201d Iran. <\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile,\u201d writes the Journal, \u201callowing oil exports will rescue the regime financially, and resuming sanctions enforcement won\u2019t be easy when Iran can threaten the deal \u2014 and the Strait \u2014 in reply. Granting the regime access to billions of dollars in frozen funds before nuclear negotiations would be another bailout. Mr. Trump\u2019s talk of investing in Iran suggests he\u2019s making the Barack Obama mistake of thinking the revolutionary regime wants Iran to be a normal country. There\u2019s no evidence it does.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in the end, concludes the paper, \u201cThe biggest risk is if Mr. Trump sees this deal as a de facto partnership with Iran\u2019s regime\u2026 he might overlook violations to strike the final deal or preserve it once it is signed. The people of Iran, whom Mr. Trump promised to help, would be the big losers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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