But hard-line neocons here have clearly not given up on their cherished goal of achieving regime change in Tehran.

Thus, the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI), the successor organization of the notorious Project for the New American Century (PNAC) that did so much to cheerlead the U.S. into Iraq, has recommended to its subscribers a new essay published in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs co-authored by Eliot Cohen, Eric Edelman (one of FPI's co-directors), and Ray Takeyh. The title of the essay, "Time to Get Tough on Tehran: Iran Policy After the Deal," doesn't quite capture how badly the three men want to see the Islamic Republic overthrown. But the clear intent of the article is to inject the concept of regime change into the 2016 presidential debate and the policy of the winner. Here's their upfront assessment of the incompatibility of any real understanding, let alone rapprochement, with Tehran: