STRATFOR: Deviating From the Plan in Iran.

Here’s the bullet point version:

•Though the United States is legally permitted to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is unlikely to do so because of the other countries and considerations involved in the deal.

•Iran and the European signatories will hold fast to the deal as written and will exhort the incoming U.S. administration to keep it intact.

•Even if the U.S. Congress were to pass additional sanctions, they would not deter Iran from expanding its military or pursuing greater influence in the Middle East through proxy groups.

Letting Iran –the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror — out of its cage and turning it into a serious regional player will prove the most lasting (and dangerous) element of Barack Obama’s slender legacy.