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The world has learned, in the bluntest terms, that the Iranian regime is not content to brutalize its own people — it is now exporting its terror to foreign soil. Western governments, led by the United States and key NATO partners, publicly condemned a wave of Iran-linked plots to kidnap, harass, and even kill dissidents, journalists, and Jewish citizens living in Europe and North America, calling it a flagrant violation of sovereign law and human decency. This is not simply statecraft or diplomacy; it is state-sponsored murder by proxy, and every freedom-loving American should be alarmed.
Albanian authorities disclosed that they foiled an Iranian paramilitary network allegedly planning attacks on exiled members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, underlining Tehran’s willingness to pursue opponents wherever they find refuge. Small countries like Albania cannot be left to stand alone against a regime that brazenly sends killers across borders; their security is our security when dictators target dissidents in the West. The fact that friendly nations had to disrupt plots on their soil should be a wake-up call that our allies are under direct threat from a regime that answers with bullets, not arguments.
British counterterror operations recently charged men accused of plotting violence against Britain-based journalists critical of Tehran, showing the pattern is neither isolated nor accidental. These arrests — part of some of the largest such investigations in recent British history — demonstrate that Iranian intelligence services are coordinating with criminal networks to carry out terror attacks abroad. If Western capitals do not respond with ironclad resolve, the next target could easily be an American on U.S. soil.
U.S. prosecutors have also unsealed alarming charges tied to Iran-linked murder-for-hire plots, including a case alleging a scheme to target high-profile Americans as revenge for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. The Justice Department’s revelations about Iran’s effort to recruit criminalized operatives to surveil and kill show a regime that uses terror as foreign policy — a reality any sane national-security strategy must confront. This is not theoretical; it is actionable intelligence that demands proportional, decisive response from Washington.
For conservatives who prize sovereignty and the rule of law, the takeaway is simple: appeasement and back-channel deals do not curb theocratic violence. The only language tyrants like Tehran respect is firmness — sanctions that bite, diplomatic isolation that stings, and robust counterintelligence work that dismantles networks before they act. Moral clarity matters: we should stand unflinchingly with Iranians who risk everything to demand freedom, while denying the regime any leeway to project power beyond its borders.
Washington must move from moral outrage to concrete policy: strengthen sanctions on the Revolutionary Guard, freeze assets tied to Tehran’s external operations, and expand extradition and prosecution efforts against agents who conspire on Western soil. We should also bolster protection for exiled dissidents and journalists, share intelligence with allies faster, and make clear that attacks on our values will invite overwhelming consequences. Cowardice is costly; deterrence is priceless.
Americans who cherish liberty should demand both compassion for the brave Iranians resisting tyranny and firmness toward the regime that would murder them in the street or abroad. This fight is not abstract; it is about whether the West will defend free speech, religious freedom, and the sanctity of life against a brutal theocracy. Stand with the protesters, back our allies, and insist that our leaders treat these plots for what they are: attempted political murders that must be punished, not negotiated away.
