USA Today Op-Ed by ZOA’s Morton Klein: For Iran, Delay Isn’t a Tactic. It Is the Strategy.
By Morton A. Klein (May 7, 2026 / USA Today) In conventional diplomacy, delay is treated as a temporary obstacle. Negotiations stall, deadlines slip, and parties assume that more time will eventually yield compromise. With the Islamic Republic of Iran, that assumption is not merely incorrect. It is strategically dangerous. Delay is not a malfunction in Iran’s diplomacy. It is the mechanism itself. For more than four decades, Western policymakers have misread Iranian behavior as situational, driven by internal politics or negotiating complexity. In reality, it is structural. The regime in Tehran operates according to a coherent strategic logic in […]
Founded in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA is dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing and relentless Arab war against Israel. ZOA is also committed to promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations. ZOA works to protect Jewish college and high school students from intimidation, harassment and discrimination, and in fighting anti-Semitism in general.
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