Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s hard-to-reach nuclear site at Fordo couldn’t have worked out better.
Operationally, it was flawless and the response it drew from Iran was the best the U.S. president could have hoped for — bloodless and de-escalatory by design. Most important of all, Trump then tried to bounce Israel and Tehran into a ceasefire. Kudos where it’s due.
And yet, this is not over. There will be more tough decisions for the White House to make, with profound implications for the cause of nuclear nonproliferation.
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