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Time for the Trump administration to encourage others to counter Iranian expansion BY AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS AND NORMAN T. ROULE, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 12/23/17 12:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL © Getty Images Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, is certainly an eloquent spokesman for the Iranian regime. His many articles in western media emphasize Iran’s moderation even as he admits nothing, denies everything, and makes counteraccusations. He will not admit that the nuclear deal was achieved only after years of international pressure on Iran for pursuing a nuclear weapons program that violated the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and UN Security Council resolutions. He denies Iran’s intervenes in other countries until the lie becomes so apparent that he resorts to the claim that Iran is fighting terrorists. And, of course, he blames all the sorrows and troubles of the Middle East on the U.S. and its allies in the a...