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For months the Biden-era appeasers promised diplomacy, but it is the United States and its allies who have taken decisive action and left the Iranian regime reeling; Hoover Institution scholar Victor Davis Hanson plainly described Tehran as “in disarray” after U.S. and Israeli strikes inflicted serious damage on their war-making capacity. That clear-eyed assessment should end the wishful thinking: strength, not lectures, is what brought Tehran to its knees.
Tehran’s response was predictable and revealing — Iran publicly rejected participation in a second round of peace talks, blaming Washington’s “excessive demands” and the U.S. naval blockade for nullifying any trust in negotiations. The regime’s officials are trying to portray themselves as the injured party while refusing to face hard accountability for their aggression and regional terror networks.
President Trump’s team responded with concrete measures on the high seas, seizing an Iranian cargo vessel that tried to run the blockade and enforcing maritime order to keep commerce and energy flowing. That action was not saber-rattling; it was necessary to protect American interests and to show Tehran that there are real costs for coercing the world’s shipping lanes.
Conservatives should take pride that American resolve is back — Hanson’s verdict that the regime’s back has been broken is more than rhetoric, it’s the result of coordinated military pressure and smart, unapologetic diplomacy. Weakness invites more violence; strength compels outcomes, and the administration deserves credit for turning rhetoric into results rather than symbolic gestures.
Control of the Strait of Hormuz is non-negotiable for global stability, and the message to Tehran must be simple: no more brinksmanship, no blockades, no threats to the free flow of oil and commerce. If the world’s energy markets and our allies’ security are at stake, America must wield its naval and economic power decisively until Iran either changes behavior or is removed as a threat.
Now is the time for Congress and every patriotic American to stand behind the policy of firm, strategic pressure combined with diplomatic openings that require real concessions from Tehran. We don’t beg for peace; we demand an end to the regime’s war-making, support for its victims, and a permanent check on the mullahs’ ability to threaten the West.
