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President Trump didn’t mince words this week when he told reporters that Iran is “in big trouble” and warned Tehran not to start shooting protesters — because if they do, the United States will “get involved” and respond “very hard where it hurts.” His blunt, no-nonsense posture is exactly what the world needs right now: a leader who speaks clearly for the cause of liberty and for the brave Iranians risking everything in the streets.
The unrest in Iran has spread nationwide after a currency collapse and skyrocketing inflation, with rights groups reporting at least 65 dead amid the clashes between demonstrators and security forces. These are not anonymous numbers on a chart — they are fellow human beings, including children in some reports, paying the ultimate price under a brutal theocracy.
As the regime cut off the internet and moved to silence the outside world, thousands have reportedly been arrested and hospitals overwhelmed with pellet and gunshot injuries. This blackout is the same playbook Tehran has used for decades: hide the truth, crush dissent, and hope the world looks away while they brutalize their people.
Predictably, Ayatollah Khamenei and his cronies are playing the same tired card, calling protesters “mercenaries” and promising to punish what they call “saboteurs,” even threatening the death penalty for some. That kind of rhetoric only proves what Americans already know: this regime fears freedom and will use any excuse to cling to power.
President Trump has rightly put Tehran on notice and signaled American support for the demonstrators, warning the ayatollahs that their days of impunity are numbered if they massacre their own people. For patriots who believe in America’s role as a bastion of freedom, a firm, calibrated response that protects civilians without committing ground troops is the responsible approach — and it’s the opposite of the weak-kneed appeasement we saw from past administrations.
Conservatives must stand tall in defense of the Iranian people’s yearning for liberty while insisting on clear, strategic pressure: crippling sanctions on regime leaders, targeted support for communications into Iran, and an unambiguous deterrent posture against any mass slaughter. We can honor the courage of those in Tehran and beyond without getting drawn into endless wars — but we will not stand idly by while dictators murder their own citizens.
Hardworking Americans should be proud that their president is speaking out instead of looking the other way. This is a moment to back courage and conviction, not to debate political correctness or moral equivalence; the choice is stark and simple — freedom or tyranny. America must use every lawful, effective tool to help the brave men and women in Iran as they fight for a future free from clerical oppression.
