Trump’s reversal on Iran may be his most consequential

President Donald Trump’s instinct for disruption and tendency to shoot from the hip has caused chaos, opposition and abrupt reversals. But this week, Trump reminded us that sometimes his willingness to take risks and think outside the box can shake up tired old ways. In Saudi Arabia, he surprised everyone by meeting with Syria’s new leader (a former jihadist) and announcing that he would remove all U.S. sanctions on the country. He has also repeatedly suggested that his administration is willing to make a new nuclear deal with Iran. If so, he could bring a new level of peace and stability to the Middle East.

Trump’s newfound interest in an Iran deal is ironic verging on bizarre. After all, he was the one who pulled the United States out of the original Iran nuclear deal, even though most serious observers, including U.S. intelligence officials, believed that Iran had been adhering to the terms of the deal. This is one more example of Donald Trump creating a problem, reversing himself, and then proudly announcing to the world that he has brilliantly reset the situation.

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