Don’t fall for ‘Iran deal’ lie, Mr. President — the mullahs can’t be trusted

President Trump 's attitude towards Iran is causing many to scratch their heads.

He has threatened the Iranian regime that unless it verifiably dismantles its nuclear program, America and Israel will destroy it.

But the regime is run by religious fanatics of the Shia "Twelver" sect, who believe that an apocalypse will bring to earth the “Twelfth Imam”or Shia messiah.

Anti-interventionism places these MAGA folk in the same position as the left, writes Melanie Phillips .

Left-wingers hold that all conflict can be ended by negotiation, compromise and peace processes.

This has opened up the west up to steady incursion by Islamists intent on conquering it for Islam .