It is a brutally repressive sectarian theocracy that uses militias and international terrorist organizations to advance its ambitions. Iran is actually the biggest state sponsor of international terrorism in the world, and it has been our chief adversary in the Middle East since followers of Ayatollah Khomeini took 52 American diplomats hostage at our embassy in Tehran following the 1979 revolution.

What the Next President Must Do About the World (November 2016)