The price of flippancy in the White House and the criminal intransigence of the Tehran regime is being paid by the Iranians who, after nearly half a century of cruel dictatorship, deserve to be free.
A lesson one may think is this: for any misconduct committed by the West, marginalized minority groups somewhere in the world may have to pay the price. After all, on an international stage, any misconduct may simply sustain the cultures of fear and humiliation we face today.