This is Ed Morrissey of hot air dot com for town Hall. Donald Trump finally got his response from Iran, will he act on it? Last week, Trump had sent a fourteen point framework to mediators in Islamabad for reaching a peace accord with Iran. Trump insisted that the IRGC surrender its highly enriched uranium, agree to verifiably end its pursuit of nuclear weapons, and stop attacking international shipping in
the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran demanded that the US recognize the strait as Iranian sovereign territory and pay war reparations. Trump responded by calling the IRGC's terms as stupid and totally unacceptable. Yet Trump also insisted that a deal could be reached with the regime. That is an unfortunate illusion, something Trump maintains despite all evidence to the contrary. Iran violated its terms almost immediately in the Strait, and Iran
continues to threaten the strait. The ceasefire is dead. Trump either has to follow through on consequences or cut bait and walk away, with Iran's regime nearly as dangerous as ever. The decision point has arrived