With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure

With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure: Iran’s new, more militaristic leaders have already survived the worst that America and Israel can deliver, and seem readier to take risks. By Steven Erlanger (Steven Erlanger, based in Berlin, has written about Iran and the Middle East for decades.) The United States and Israel went to war in Iran seeking regime change.