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Hardworking Americans watching today’s coverage deserve straight talk: Fox News’ clip from America’s Newsroom featured retired USS Cole commander Kirk Lippold explaining that U.S. sanctions and pressure are finally squeezing Tehran in ways appeasers said were impossible. Lippold made clear that America’s show of resolve — economic and military — is changing the trajectory of this conflict, and patriots should be proud our leaders are using every tool at their disposal to protect U.S. interests.
Washington didn’t sit on the sidelines while Iran funneled cash to terror proxies; U.S. forces have taken direct action to cut off the regime’s lifelines, including strikes aimed at oil shipments and facilities that bankroll the ayatollahs’ aggression. That decisive approach is exactly what a confident America should do: choke off the money that funds missiles and proxy attacks instead of coddling the regime with weak words and endless negotiations.
Predictably, Tehran responded with bluster and ballistic missiles, lashing out at U.S. targets in the region and even firing at Jordan where American forces operate — attacks that were largely intercepted but underscore the danger posed by a rogue regime backed into a corner. The administration’s actions forced Iran’s hand, proving once again that making the cost of aggression unbearable works where hollow threats and lecturing fail.
This is not the time for hand-wringing or for those on the left who reflexively side with our adversaries to lecture us about escalation. Commanders on the ground and seasoned veterans like Lippold warn that strategic pressure — sanctions, interdictions, and targeted strikes when necessary — are the civilized, effective alternative to endless wars of occupation. Our goal must be to protect American lives and energy prices while dismantling Tehran’s ability to fund chaos abroad.
Let’s be clear: the regime’s threats cannot be allowed to succeed, and neither can the narrative pushed by defeatists who say sanctions “don’t work.” The evidence on the table shows Iran’s economy is reeling and its options shrinking because the U.S. chose strength over appeasement, and that kind of leadership will keep Americans safe and keep the world from being blackmailed by oil and terror.
To the men and women in uniform carrying out this hard, necessary work — and to the citizens who back them — we owe our gratitude and our resolve. Stand with our troops, demand accountability from weak-kneed politicians, and tell anyone who doubts American power that liberty is worth defending, even when the cost is pressure and perseverance rather than surrender.
