Mike Pence: “I don't recall being on stand by. I was informed that the president had a doctor's appointment.”

But the memorandum of understanding with Iran signed last week falls well short of what is required to end the Iranian threat.

This 60-day period should be used to secure what this agreement doesn’t yet provide: an end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, an end to Iranian-backed terror, and an end to its half-century of warfare against the U.S. and Israel.

Drive a hard bargain, but let’s pursue free trade with free nations, most especially our trading partners to the north.

Maximum pressure worked. America’s military strength worked. The blockade worked. Iran came to the table because the regime’s existence teetered on a knife’s edge.