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President Trump told Fox News he is getting close to ordering fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and warned bluntly that he “may keep going” — explicitly naming Iranian power plants and bridges as possible targets if Tehran continues to drag its feet at the negotiating table. That plainspoken warning should make any regime that bankrolls terror think twice: America will not be lectured into weakness while our soldiers and sailors are threatened.
Across the region the president backed words with action, directing U.S. Central Command to carry out precision, self-defense strikes after an American Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM confirmed the mission was a proportional response ordered by the commander in chief, and the message was unmistakable — attacks on U.S. forces will be answered swiftly and decisively.
The downing of that Apache was no abstract danger; the pilots were rescued in a dramatic operation that underscored the stakes. The episode — involving a one-way Iranian attack drone and a subsequent unmanned-sea-drone rescue of the crew — proves the regime is escalating in reckless ways and that our forces are operating on a knife’s edge.
Liberals and the diplomatic class will wring their hands and demand restraint, but the harder truth is that weakness invites more aggression. Trump is right to press Iran to either sign a deal that strips its menace or to suffer the costs of continued belligerence, and regional mediators have been shuttling to Tehran in a last chance effort even as hostilities flare.
Yes, world bodies and global elites warn against escalation, and the United Nations has urged restraint to avoid a wider conflagration. Conservatives who love peace through strength should acknowledge that warning without surrendering American resolve: international lectures mean little when American lives and freedom of navigation are on the line.
Hardworking Americans want a government that protects them, stands by its troops, and forces enemies to reckon with consequences. The president’s posture — tough, clear, and ready to act — is exactly what a nation serious about security should show, and those who oppose decisive action must explain how appeasement keeps our people safer. Support our troops, demand results, and make sure America’s resolve is never mistaken for weakness.
