Iran’s Direct Attack on Israel Underscores the Need for America To Restore the Concept of Deterrence

If we fail at that, Reagan’s famous formulation of his strategy could be reversed.

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Volunteer troops of the Iranian army at a military base at northern Tehran, Iran, April 17, 2024. AP/Vahid Salemi

Iran’s strike on Israel has again underscored the urgent need for America to restore deterrence. Iran, Russia, Communist China, and their allies must again grasp that their malign actions will be met with intolerable consequences. That a credible threat of American escalation, with Washington poised to act, exists. Yet as long as President Biden is in office none of this is likely. It is not even clear if deterrence is the administration’s aim.

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