O'Hanlon: Trump's Iran Decisions Have Been 'Impulsive'

Michael O'Hanlon, Director of Research in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, assesses the Iran campaign so far, calling some of President Trump's decisions "impulsive" while crediting him with showing restraint in avoiding attacks that could inflict mass civilian casualties. O'Hanlon says neither the US nor Iran has attractive options for escalation and expects the conflict to remain at a "low level of simmer" as both sides test the other's tolerance for economic pain. He…