MAYBE PLAN B SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLAN A: “It’s looking very good that we’re going to make a deal with Iran,” President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday. “We’re dealing very nicely with them … And they’re willing to do things today that they weren’t willing to do two months ago.”

The U.S. pummeled Iran for nearly 40 days, wiping out Iran’s navy and air force, greatly degrading its air defenses and stocks of missiles and drones. But yesterday, Trump credited the U.S. naval blockade for bringing Iran to heel.