Commentary When one sits down to make a deal with the devil, it is the devil who usually wins. That’s because he is “crafty,” as the book of Genesis describes him. The United States and Iran appear on the cusp of a deal that President Biden and his diplomats claim will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon in the short term. In exchange for a deal that won’t be worth the paper it is written on, the United States appears ready to release huge amounts of cash to the Ayatollah Khamenei, who still wants America (and Israel) eliminated, and remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from its list of international terrorists. This is self-delusion at its worst. That Russia remains a primary negotiator in light of war crimes it is committing against Ukraine makes this potential deal even more incredible. Just one among many quotes from the Ayatollah ought to be taken seriously: “Today, America poses a threat …