One person who is certainly cheering President Donald Trump’s decision to scrap the Iran nuclear deal is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Two weeks ago, Netanyahu made a widely publicized TV presentation in which he accused Iran of cheating on the deal and continuing to advance its program to develop nuclear weapons. He presented intelligence photographs and other information he says bolster the claim.

Cheating by Iran would come as no surprise to most Americans. The regime has never dealt honestly with the U.S. or the rest of the western world since the day it toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi almost 40 years ago. And the agreement itself is utterly feckless, little more than a negotiated surrender to Iran and its malevolent global ambitions.

The agreement is the work of former President Barack Obama and his then-Secretary of State John Kerry. It technically exists between Iran and six “world powers” – the U.S., Britain, Russia, France, China and Germany. The purpose was supposed to be to compel Iran to give up its quest for nuclear weapons in return for relief from punishing economic sanctions the world imposed on the rogue regime. What Kerry and his colleagues accomplished instead would be laughable if it were not so dangerous.

Iran agreed to reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium and to reduce – for a time – the number of centrifuges it operates to produce fissionable material. In return, the U.S. and its partners agreed to fork over north of $100 billion in assets seized from Iran when it took over the U.S. embassy in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. The parties also agreed to end economic sanctions that had the regime’s hold on power teetering.

Meanwhile, the enforcement mechanism was designed in a way that virtually assures cheating. Iran’s nuclear activities were to be monitored by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, an arm of the United Nations. But IAEA inspectors were required to give Iran 14 days advance notice before visiting any site. And Iran could refuse the visit, in which event the two sides would have another 10 days to discuss the matter, to what end no one seems quite sure.

And the most sensitive sites – those where Iran’s weapons research goes on – were placed off limits entirely. Iran was permitted to “self-inspect” those sites under the agreement.

Bad as all of this is, it does not comprise the best reason for scrapping the agreement. That is the one Trump identified shortly after Netanyahu’s presentation concluded. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “In seven years that deal will have expired and Iran is free to go ahead and develop nuclear weapons. Seven years is tomorrow,” Trump said. “I am not saying what I am doing, (but) it’s a horrible agreement.”

Trump is right about that. The flaw in the agreement is not only that it is feckless. It is pointless. It abandons the whole purpose of the negotiations, which was to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power – ever.

We disagree with Trump on many things. But we believe he is right to tell Iran it is not going to get away with this one. The Iranians have demonstrated over time that they exploit weakness and respect power. Trump’s decision to scrap the deal replaces the former with the latter, which is both appropriate and necessary.

Obama’s acolytes in the media are reacting predictably. But some day the world will thank us for this.