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For the 13th straight night U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets, a sustained campaign meant to punish Tehran for its attacks on shipping and proxy operations across the region. Central Command confirmed the latest wave of operations concluded Thursday night, a clear message that American resolve has returned after years of weak leadership.
President Trump has warned that he is weighing a far larger phase of military action if Iran and its proxies do not back down, saying the next steps could be a “massive” escalation to restore deterrence. This is exactly the kind of decisive leadership our adversaries understand: talk is cheap, but when the United States moves military assets and answers force with force, the world listens.
The rationale is simple and unambiguous: Iran and the Houthi proxies have turned international shipping lanes into killing fields, threatening the flow of oil and commerce that hardworking Americans depend on. The strikes are aimed at command hubs, drone sites and other facilities that enable these attacks, and the goal is to remove the capacity for future aggression rather than deliver empty rhetoric from appeasers in Washington.
Tehran has predictably vowed retaliation and regional tensions spiked again as explosions were reported near U.S. bases in the region, underscoring the stakes of failing to confront the ayatollahs. Critics on the left who once cheered overseas weakness now whine about consequences they helped invite by embracing soft policies — the lesson is obvious: strength prevents war, while weakness invites continuous conflict.
Patriots should stand with a commander who is willing to defend American interests and the global commons rather than bow to international guilt trips and media hysteria. If Washington wants peace, it must be a peace that rests on strength and clear deterrence — anything less risks higher oil prices, emboldened enemies, and the safety of American sailors and citizens. The country deserves leaders who will protect it; this fight is no place for wishful thinking.
