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First, I hope you’ll take a couple of minutes and read the op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal by A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The Times. It’s a response to President Trump accusing The Times of “a virtual act of treason.” Sulzberger submitted the piece to a rival news organization to highlight that this issue is much bigger than any one publication.

“Over 167 years, through 33 presidential administrations, the Times has sought to serve America and its citizens by seeking the truth and helping people understand the world,” he wrote. “A free, fair and independent press is essential to our country’s strength and vitality and to every freedom that makes it great.”

The Iran confrontation

On many issues, the Trump administration doesn’t seem to have a strategy. It lurches from tweet to policy announcement, without any clear connection. The situation with Iran is different. On Iran, the administration has at least the beginnings of a strategy, whatever you may think of it.