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The State Department’s virtual embassy in Tehran has issued a blunt, urgent security alert telling American citizens to “Leave Iran now,” a warning no sensible person can ignore. The message makes plain that U.S. officials cannot guarantee help and that every American still in Iran should have an exit plan that does not depend on Washington. This is the kind of no-nonsense clarity Americans deserve when lives are on the line.
Iranians have poured into the streets nationwide, and the regime has responded with the same brutality and blackout tactics it has always used to hide its crimes: internet and phone shutdowns, road closures, and mass arrests. Those shutdowns and the chaotic security environment have already disrupted flights and closed normal escape routes, forcing citizens to consider land crossings into Armenia or Türkiye if they can. The reality is raw and ugly — a collapsing economy and a cornered dictatorship that will lash out at anyone who looks like an American.
The virtual embassy warning is not theater; it explicitly notes that U.S. nationals are at significant risk of questioning, arrest, and detention, and urges Americans to keep a low profile if they cannot get out. Washington has no diplomatic presence on the ground in Iran, which means there is literally no consular lifeline to pull you out if the regime decides to detain you. Every patriotic citizen should register that fact and act accordingly — this government warning is a hard-edged act of responsibility, not panic.
President Trump and his team have rightly put Tehran on notice, and the administration’s tougher posture matters. From public threats of tariffs on countries doing business with Iran to quietly weighing a range of options, the message must be that America will not be bullied or blackmailed by a regime that exports terror across the region. The Iranian thugs should understand that brutal repression at home will not shield them from consequences — deterrence and strength work, and America must wield both.
Conservatives should be clear-eyed: the unrest in Iran is terrible and dangerous, but it also exposes the rot at the heart of the ayatollahs’ rule. If the brave Iranian people can topple their oppressors, the result would be a monumental strategic victory for freedom and for American security, cutting off a major source of instability in the Middle East. We must support the cause of liberty, stand with dissidents against tyranny, and not flinch when moral clarity requires firm action.
For now, hardworking Americans and families should listen to the warning, get their loved ones out if they can, and hold our leaders accountable to do whatever is necessary to protect U.S. citizens and promote freedom abroad. Congress should empower, not hamstring, decisive moves that protect Americans and punish regimes that massacre their own people. This is a moment for patriotic resolve — to stand tall for liberty, to defend our citizens, and to make sure tyranny pays a price.
