U.S. – IRAN CRISIS: TIME FOR DE-ESCALATION

Source: KELLY MAGSAMEN is Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress. She was the National Security Council’s Director for Iran under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama

Killing the Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani may well have been the most consequential foreign policy decision of Donald Trump’s presidency. Its repercussions will be felt for days, months, and even years to come—but what exactly they will be depends on what the Trump administration does next.