AMB GORDON SONDLAND: The West can't let Iran turn Trump's pause into another nuclear-powered dodge

I don’t want a war. No sane person does. Americans are exhausted by endless conflict in the Middle East, and our allies are equally weary of instability, terrorism, energy shocks and perpetual brinkmanship. Gulf nations want investment and commerce, not drones and missiles targeting infrastructure. Israel would obviously prefer lasting security to another generation spent in shelters. Even ordinary Iranians, trapped between economic misery and ideological extremism, would likely choose prosperity over permanent confrontation with the West.