Economic coercion has failed, we must confront and contain Iran now

Following Iran's massive drone and missile attack, world leaders seeking to discourage Israel from retaliating have repeatedly appealed to the need to maintain "regional stability." It is a curious definition of "stability" that includes weekly barrages of Hezbollah rockets against Israeli cities, dozens of attacks on commercial ships and allied navies in the Red Sea, and three dead American soldiers in Jordan. The collapse of anything resembling stability in the Middle East is the result of more than just the Biden administration's lack of credibility in deterring our enemies. It reflects the failure of decades of efforts to reach a…