Donald Trump seems ready to adopt a strikingly similar strategy, exchanging money for concessions, just months after harshly denouncing Barack Obama’s Iran deal. This shocking change exposes hypocrisy and draws attention to a concerning trend: America’s tendency to view Iran’s aggression as a negotiable problem rather than a serious threat.

Trump presented himself as a steadfast opponent of appeasement during his campaign against the Iran nuclear deal. He portrayed the $1.7 billion cash transfer from the Obama administration to Tehran as an act of weakness and a surrender that encouraged hostage-taking and violent conduct. The irony is striking now; Trump is endangering the very values he professed to support........

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