article_snippet: The first and substantively more important moment was the sending of that letter by Republican senators to the Iranian regime.
article_snippet: Their basic concerns were not unreasonable.
article_snippet: Thus, if Their had sent exactly the same letter to Obama, Their would have caused a stir but would have been seen as within the norms of politics and statecraft.
article_snippet: Instead, Their made the mistake -- a wicked one -- of sending it to the terrorist leaders of Iran, leaving a clear impression
article_snippet: Ayatollah Khamenei made clear this week that Ayatollah Khamenei may use exactly the same letter as a pretext for rejecting any deal.
article_snippet: That did not break laws.