America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
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Yet the stand-off has costs for cash-strapped Iran, too
Recent attacks underscore the limits of diplomacy between Iran and America
The president himself may be among them
But he has delayed another round of military strikes, at least for now
Probably not, and he still has to deal with Iran’s uranium
America sets too little store by foreigners’ beliefs and values. It’s a costly mistake, each time
