The leveling of Tehran.

• Position: National Affairs - Tehran, Iran

There is no more dedicated enemy of the U.S. than the theocratic dictatorship and state sponsor of radical Islamic terror known as the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since the radical Islamist followers of Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held captive, humiliated, and tortured 52 Americans for 444 days, successive Iranian regimes have dedicated themselves to a relentless campaign of condemnation of the U.S., the taking of American hostages, and the funding and direct support of terrorist acts against the U.S. around the world.

Among the many atrocities Iran has committed against the U.S., Iranian Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani provided copper-tipped improvised explosive devices to Iraq and helped train terrorists to kill American soldiers, resulting in the death of approximately 500 U.S. servicemen on active duty in Iraq. Iran consistently has provided funding support, weapons, weapon systems, and ground support to those who aim to kill Americans.

Despite Iran's fervent desire and active campaign to kill Americans and destroy the U.S., the Obama Administration embarrassed every American citizen when it acted directly contrary to U.S. interests by entering into the decidedly pro-Iranian nuclear deal (a Treaty" for which Pres. Barack Obama did an end-around proper Senate confirmation). That Neville Chamberlainesque deal has provided Iran in excess of $7,000,000,000, including $4,200,000,000 of unfrozen assets, and has resulted in the elimination of sanctions against Iran. That massive infusion of funds, including actual cash delivered by plane, and the wholesale end to sanctions against Iran, have enabled the Islamic Republic to rehabilitate its economy and vastly expand its global reach and state sponsorship of terror.

Iran's nuclear ambitions go unchecked and its power and influence in favor of radicalization and terror continue unabated around the world as a direct result of Obama's unilateral surrender to Iranian demands.

Pres.-elect Donald Trump has pledged that he will revoke Obama's deal with Iran, which is an essential first step in righting the wrongs...