The agent asks an Iranian: “Are you willing to work for Israel and the United States to overthrow the Khamenei theocratic regime?” The Iranian replies: “I am willing!” The agent says: “That’s awesome! A hundred thousand dollars!” The Iranian looks troubled, hesitates for a moment, grits his teeth and says: “A hundred thousand it is! But I can’t come up with that much all at once—can I pay in installments?” That joke, which I happened to come across today, sheds light on what’s happening in Iran. On Saturday—the first day of the present air war against Iran—the United States and...