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Retired Gen. Jack Keane told viewers bluntly that the Iranian regime is at its weakest point in decades, and he urged the world to treat President Trump’s warnings with the seriousness they deserve. Keane’s assessment — that Iran is politically, economically and militarily hollowed out — is not the kind of cautious hand-wringing we hear from the usual bipartisan appeasers; it’s the clear-eyed view of a man who’s spent his life defending this nation. Americans who believe in strength should welcome a strategic moment when a tyrant’s grip is loosening and our leverage is real.
President Trump has backed that posture with unmistakable rhetoric, posting on Truth Social that the United States is “locked and loaded and ready to go” to protect peaceful demonstrators if the regime crosses a red line. Critics will howl about tone, but strength and clarity have always been the language tyrants understand; empty platitudes only embolden them. If the commander-in-chief signals resolve and then hesitates, that hesitation becomes the opening for more bloodshed and more regional chaos.
The unrest in Iran is not hypothetical theater — it has produced genuine, heartbreaking scenes and real casualties, with reports documenting dozens killed amid brutal crackdowns and an economy in freefall. This is a moment when the people of Iran are pushing back against a murderous clerical cartel, and they deserve more than diplomatic shrugging from Western elites. It’s conservative to believe in protecting innocent lives, standing with freedom fighters, and using American power prudently and decisively when the moral and strategic case aligns.
Let’s be honest about the last year’s military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities: the White House celebrated decisive damage, while some intelligence assessments suggested the setback may not have been total. That reality doesn’t weaken the argument for pressure — it strengthens it; if the regime still harbors ambitions, the United States must exploit the window while Tehran is battered and isolated. We should prefer results over wishful thinking, and if kinetic action is the best tool left to dismantle a nuclear threat and hasten a regime’s unraveling, it must be on the table.
The administration has already signaled muscle, moving carrier strike groups and other assets into position to deter further Iranian violence and to back up America’s red lines. This posture is exactly what deterrence looks like: put credible force where it matters and let adversaries, not our people, do the worrying. Weakness in the face of a brutal regime is not prudence — it is surrender, and the consequences of surrender are paid for by patriots and allies alike.
The talk from the left and media elites about “escalation” is often just code for surrender to fear and a preference for moral ambiguity. Conservatives must call that out and insist on a doctrine of peace through strength: protect protesters, deny Iran pathways to nuclear weapons, and back those goals with the resources and clarity of purpose required. If the world’s greatest military and the American people are not going to secure liberty and stability when the moment arrives, then what were we fighting for?
Hardworking Americans understand one fundamental truth — freedom does not last because it is polite, it lasts because it is defended. Now is the time for resolve, not apologies; for strategy, not retreat; and for trusting our commanders and our President when they say they will defend human liberty and American security. Patriots should stand behind a policy that gives oppressed people a fighting chance, backs American strength, and refuses to let evil regimes rebuild on their own terms.
