An Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a surface-to-surface Qiam-1 (Rising) missile. AFP via Getty Images

The Issue: Warnings that Iran had been close to developing weapons-grade enriched uranium.

Why is it so difficult to understand just how dangerous Iran would be if it had a nuclear weapon ( “Dropping ‘A’ bomb,” May 14)?

Just look at what Iran has been doing without a nuclear weapon so far: closing international waterways, executing its own citizens, encouraging genocide against the Jewish people, fomenting a climate of hate against America.

And it’s chosen covert and overt warfare to reasonable diplomacy.

Can you envision an Iran with a nuclear arsenal?

Joel Glazer

Elizabeth, NJ

President Trump is now trapped between escalating the Iran War or prolonging negotiation.

He would be wise to follow the policies that ended the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan: “retreat,” avoiding a war that cannot be won without a substantial loss of…