The thugs of the Iranian regime have murdered protesters in untold thousands. This appears to cross — or, as of a few days ago, was “starting to cross” — the “red line” that President Trump laid down at the start of the protests. “Starting to cross” is like being a little bit pregnant, but I get the point and President Trump wants to get it right.
Eve Barlow’s Blacklisted post “Public hangings” provides relevant context. Peter Theroux asks: “Is this time different for Iran?” It’s an excellent Tablet column.
This much is different. President Trump has vowed that help is on the way. I wouldn’t want to be in the Supreme Leader’s position of testing the proposition. May it be so.
