Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, is making rapid progress on its nuclear program. President-elect Donald Trump must thwart Tehran’s ambitions.

The incoming Trump administration will inherit an Iran policy whose failures are only too apparent.

The Islamic Republic has spent the last four years running roughshod over America and its allies. Iran has steadily expanded its influence in Yemen and Iraq and, until recently, Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza. Tehran’s terrorist proxies, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis, have launched attacks against Israel, Gulf nations, and shipping lanes that are essential for global trade. Iranian-backed groups have launched dozens of attacks on U.S. troops, wounding and killing Americans.

The extent to which Iran has been emboldened is all too clear. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Iranian proxies invaded Israel, perpetrating the largest slaughter of Jewish civilians since the Holocaust.........

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