adminAmerica watched a dangerous escalation this weekend as U.S. and Israeli forces struck key Iranian military and nuclear sites and Tehran answered with a barrage of missiles aimed at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. The strikes were described by leaders as necessary to blunt an existential threat, and Iranian forces launched counterattacks that set off sirens and sent civilians scrambling for shelter.
The scenes from Tel Aviv were chilling — night skies lit by interceptors, shattered windows in central districts, and families forced into underground shelters while emergency crews treated the wounded. Reports indicate missiles and drones made it through in places, causing injuries and damage that remind every American why bad actors cannot be allowed to develop unchecked arsenals.
This was not a spontaneous skirmish but the predictable blowback from a regime that has spent decades funding proxies, advancing a nuclear program, and threatening our ally Israel. Washington and Jerusalem acted because restraint in the face of clear and present danger had failed for too long, and leaders on the ground framed the operation as a preemptive move to neutralize that threat.
Israel’s air defenses did what they could — and intercepted the majority of incoming projectiles — but no defense is perfect, and every strike that breached those shields was a reminder that deterrence must be maintained and strengthened. Medical teams treated dozens of people for injuries from debris and sheltering, while ordinary Israelis showed grit under pressure.
As global reaction predictably poured in, some capitals rushed to condemn rather than to understand why decisive action was taken against a regime that sponsors terror and pursues nukes, with Moscow among the loudest critics. Let them denounce; history will judge which nations stood with civilization and which stood with tyrants.
For hardworking Americans and patriots, this is a clarifying moment: we must stand squarely with Israel, back leaders who act to protect American interests, and demand our military and intelligence agencies be given the tools to finish the job. Weakness invites aggression, and the only language dictators understand is the cost of their actions.
Congress and the administration should move now to harden our allies’ defenses, increase sanctions on Tehran, and ensure the American people are secure from the ripple effects of a destabilized Middle East. In times like these, reticence is not prudence — it is negligence — and the duty of a free nation is to defend freedom wherever it is threatened.
