A deal has been struck with Iran, which will reportedly be signed on Friday. On any given day before then, and even after, the United States could launch strikes on Iran, take over Kharg Island, or target the Houthis. President Donald Trump knows how to keep the Iranian regime off balance using media, social media, leaks, and expectations to manipulate the environment. That is what makes him a master negotiator. But a real solution to instability in the Middle East and global oil markets can only come from regime change in Iran.The White House goals are to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, sever support for terrorist proxies, and ensure the regime never acquires a nuclear weapon. Yet the memorandum of understanding reportedly only “conceptually” addresses Iran’s nuclear material and would mainly reopen the Strait of Hormuz while deferring the hardest questions to later talks. That is not a resolution. We already had President Barack Obama’s failed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Supporters of another deal argue that pressure can force compliance. But a deal that truly eliminated the threat would do much more than freeze activity on paper. It would require verifiable dismantlement of enrichment capacity, meaningful limits on missile production, and a real end to the regime’s sponsorship of armed proxies. Those are not side issues.