A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility

A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility: Critics wonder if this is America’s “Suez moment,” when a leading power signals the start of its international decline. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger writes about European, Middle Eastern and American diplomacy and security. Historical analogies are never exact. But with the tenuous cease-fire deal in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, some are