President Trump’s Path to Victory in Tehran

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Regarding your editorial “Iran’s Regime Massacres Its Own People” (Jan. 13): For far too long America’s Middle East experience has been defined by process. Lists are tabulated of human-rights violators, sanctions are levied against illicit financiers and terrorists are targeted with drone strikes. But to what end?

In a recent interview about Iran—which is experiencing three weeks and counting of antiregime protests—President Donald Trump articulated his desired outcome: “The endgame is to win. I like winning.”

Behnam Ben Taleblu is the senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies‘ Iran program.