The Iran Challenge Is Big. The Solution Must Be Bigger.

The Iran Challenge Is Big. The Solution Must Be Bigger.

A regional nuclear condominium can bring security and prosperity to all sides of the Gulf.

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The recent snapback of international sanctions marks the formal—and final—end to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. That deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA , was working at keeping Iran’s program contained until the United States withdrew in 2018 . In the years since, it had eroded beyond any reasonable repair .

Snapback was more than warranted . T