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On February 28, 2026, U.S. and Israeli forces carried out strikes on targets inside Iran, touching off immediate Iranian retaliation and a new, dangerous round of exchanges across the region. Tehran has since publicly called on its allies to take up arms against the United States and Israel, signaling a wider conflagration rather than a contained incident. Ordinary Americans watching this unravel should understand that this is not distant diplomatic posturing but a clear escalation with real risks to U.S. forces and global security.
Iran’s leaders have gone further than rhetoric, explicitly warning that any country that defends Israel or hosts Western bases could become a target, and Iranian commanders have vowed “firm action” in response to what Tehran brands as aggression. This is the behavior of a regime that sponsors terror abroad and exports instability, not the cautious, defensive posture of a sovereign state seeking peace. For patriots who value American lives and the safety of our allies, such threats demand clarity of purpose and strength, not equivocation.
International bodies and many Western capitals are calling for restraint and de-escalation, urging diplomacy even as missiles fly and civilians suffer. Those appeals sound noble, but they cannot replace the hard reality that deterrence requires action, credibility, and the willingness to defend our interests and friends. We should welcome diplomatic channels, but never at the cost of abandoning our soldiers or allowing Tehran to grow bolder through appeasement.
Make no mistake: this moment vindicates decades of American vigilance against regimes that seek our harm. Conservatives believe in strength, clarity, and the protection of liberty; those principles demand that the United States back Israel firmly, secure our regional bases, and degrade Iran’s capacity to menace its neighbors and American forces. Weakness invites aggression, and the price of hesitation is paid in blood and emboldened enemies. No peace through surrender, only security through resolve.
Some international criticism of U.S. and Israeli strikes borders on moral equivalence, treating the defender and the aggressor as interchangeable. That interpretation is not only unfair, it is dangerous — empowering tyrants by tying the hands of democracies. World leaders who denounce American action while ignoring Tehran’s pattern of violence reveal either a blindness to reality or political calculation; either way, Americans should be skeptical of calls that punish the defender and excuse the provocateur.
To the hardworking men and women across this country, now is the time to stand with our troops and our allies, to demand accountable leadership that secures the homeland and holds rogue regimes to account. Support for a robust defense budget, decisive diplomatic pressure on permissive states, and unambiguous backing for Israel are not partisan gestures; they are patriotic necessities. We owe it to the fallen and to future generations to face threats boldly, defend freedom, and ensure that America and its allies are never the ones to blink first.
