A suggestion for resolving the Iran problem
It requires two steps, which should be performed as simultaneously as possible:
1.The Iranians should give up their supply of highly enriched, near weapons-grade uranium, and submit to intrusive inspections to insure they don't reconstitute it.
Also, they should fully and unconditionally open the Strait of Hormuz to international traffic.
2. All sanctions currently imposed on Iran should be ended, and not reimposed as long as Iran satisfies the conditions mentioned above.
Also, appropriate reparations should be paid to compensate Iran for the severe harm that has been caused to it by the kinetic strikes on it from the U.S. and Israel.
ANALYSIS:
Neither side would get everything that it wants.
But each side would get something of value that it wants.
Under the circumstances, I think that is the best and most achievable solution to a difficult problem.
A compromise.
A counter-argument would observe that
"Forces allied with Iran, sometimes called 'Iran's proxies', have killed American forces in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon."
But what were American forces doing in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in the first place?
Does America really need troops in those countries?
I don't think so.
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