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The field of play is very different today, but “maximum pressure” is just as unlikely to work.
The war has shown the limits of Western security guarantees.
No party would be served by all-out war.
An Israeli–Iranian spat can easily become something much larger—and Americans will bear the brunt of it.
Leading the Ukrainians down the garden path does nothing to foster peace in Eastern Europe.
Even if ongoing talks in Vienna fall through, a return to the maximum pressure approach would be counterproductive and dangerous.
We're due for a major foreign policy realignment in Washington and a new president could make it happen.
Even by the usual standards, Trump's latest comments about the Iranians are distressing. Fortunately there's still hope for dialogue.
