The Iran Deal Doesn’t Stop at Iran

The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is being judged on whether it cools tensions in the Persian Gulf. Strategic-studies scholar Andrew Michta argues that’s the wrong test. Iran is now part of a coordinated “Axis of Dictatorships” alongside Russia, China, and North Korea — and any deal that eases pressure on Tehran, including a proposed $300 billion in reconstruction, strengthens the entire coalition and weakens the long-term Western position.