Only one thing was falling apart faster last week than Graham Platner’s Senate campaign: The memorandum of understanding between the Trump administration and what remains of Iran’s civilian government.
By Monday, there was, as Gertrude Stein would put it, no there there. The Iranians have no plans to negotiate an end to their nuclear program. The Americans aren’t giving Iran sanctions relief. Iran is firing missiles at commercial ships. The U.S. is retaliating against targets across Iran. Iran responds by targeting countries ranging from Oman to Jordan. President Trump calls the Iranian leaders “evil people” and “scum” before reinstating the American blockade. Mosques all over Iran echo with calls for the assassination of Mr. Trump.