THE IRAN DEBACLE

Now that both Iran and the United States have announced what they do not want—war—the search is on for what they do. That’s always been easier to answer from Tehran’s side. The Islamic Republic of Iran was founded in frank and vociferous opposition to the U.S. It’s a binary republic. For: Islam, as defined by its patently political mullahs.

Against: Washington, which deposed Iran’s last freely elected leader, then kept on meddling. Iran is also