Shoot for the moon Even if you miss, you will land among the stars WORDFORM08 SCRAPPING THE DEAL WITH IRAN For three years American forces have quietly worked in tandem with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to roll back Islamic State in Iraq It was as unlikely an alliance as any imaginable A decade ago IRGC operatives (1) _ (orchestra) attacks on American soldiers in Iraq Crowds still gather in Iran to chant “Death to America!” Yet as American planes struck from the sky, Iran managed the advance on the ground All this may be about to change As The Economist went to press, President Donald Trump was threatening to list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation and to denounce the nuclear deal that America and five other global powers signed with Iran in 2015 This needs not destroy the deal immediately Congress would still have to decide whether to (2) _ (impose) the sanctions and (3) _ (law), even those who opposed the deal, may not have the appetite for doing that Nonetheless, (4) _ (certify) would send a signal that could strengthen the very hardliners in Iran that America has struggled for decades to contain In his campaign for (5) (elect) in May, Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, repeatedly baited the IRGC, accusing them of denying Iran the economic fruits of the nuclear deal that he had negotiated The Guards argued, in turn, that Mr Rouhani should never have trusted America Now their warnings sound prophetic Theresa May, Britain’s prime minister, has urged Mr Trump to reconsider But he has called the deal “one of the worst and most (6) _ (side)” that America has ever made He may have made up his mind Fanpage: https://facebook.com/iloveambrosia Email: ambrosiaontop@gmail.com