Actions speak loudly

The president of the United States recently stated that Iran may be confused about high-profile military moves by the United States. Mr. Trump stated, “With all of the Fake and Made Up News out there, Iran can have no idea what is actually going on!”

This reveals, as if we didn’t already know, the president’s shallow thinking. No nation, including Iran, formulates its foreign policy from the popular press. Nations look to the actions of other governments and their leaders.

So what actions has Iran seen from the United States? (a) A unilateral withdrawal from a multination agreement that would limit Iran’s nuclear capability; (b) a re-imposition of economic sanctions; (c) rhetoric