The debate on Iran has reached a crossroads, with evermore voices joining Europe’s position in arguing that the US “maximum pressure” policy towards Tehran is failing. Advocates of this position point to the surge in Iranian-sponsored attacks since the US pulled out of the nuclear deal as evidence of policy failure. In recent weeks, even hawks in Washington appear to be losing faith in President Trump’s policy, not least following the restrained and calculated US response to the Iranian regime’s strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, which caused the biggest disruption to oil supplies in history.
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