If you've been following the reaction in the press to Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, you would think the most important issue is war or peace with the Iranians.  Scuttling the deal, many are saying, will force Iran to "restart" its nuclear enrichment program (that it only paused anyway), which will force the U.S. to engage Iran militarily to stop the Iranians. Whether Iran goes back to open enrichment of uranium is not the primary question.  What matters is that exiting the deal leaves the U.S. perfectly free to ratchet up the pressure on an already feeble Iranian economy and openly assist elements in Iran who want regime change. Foreign Policy: All nuclear-related sanctions are to be reimposed as quickly as possible, consistent with U.S. law.  No later than the first week of November, every one of the most powerful U.S. economic penalties ever inflicted on Iran will be back in full...(Read Full Post)