Nik Kowsar: Iran’s famine of the wise

Nik Kowsar: Iran’s famine of the wise

In private conversations, U.S. officials often sound less confident than their public rhetoric suggests. Americans can pressure Tehran, but they can’t manufacture a legitimate Iranian leadership — and they know it. The danger is not only that the Islamic Republic may stumble into a crisis, but that a vacuum could be filled by the loudest brand, rather than the most capable hands. Iran’s problem, in other words, is not just drought in its reservo…