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American forces carried out a massive, seven-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets this week, a calibrated show of force meant to protect commercial shipping and punish Tehran for attacks on innocent mariners. CENTCOM described the operation as a precision campaign against missile and drone sites, coastal defenses and maritime capabilities, and the American people should be reassured that our military acted decisively when our interests were threatened.
The hits were surgical and strategic — air-defense radars, missile and drone launch nodes, and scores of small boats used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to menace the Strait of Hormuz were struck to blunt Iran’s ability to harass commercial traffic. U.S. commanders made clear they were targeting the Iranian military infrastructure that enables attacks on civilian shipping, not the Iranian people, in a bid to restore order to the vital shipping lanes.
This operation flowed from leadership in Washington that finally stopped the appeasement and replaced it with strength. President Trump and his national security team promised a hard response, and the results speak for themselves — when America says it will defend its assets and allies, our enemies now know we mean it.
Make no mistake: the diplomatic hand was offered, but negotiations cannot succeed when Tehran fires on ships and props up proxies that attack Americans and our partners. Restoring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is not charity for foreign oil markets — it is a national security imperative tied to our economy and global stability, and those who lecture restraint while Iran sinks civilian vessels are choosing the side of weakness.
CENTCOM also announced the resumption of a naval blockade and put a powerful posture of over 20 warships and hundreds of aircraft into the region to enforce it, demonstrating that America will not cede choke points to a revolutionary theocracy. That posture is the hard edge of diplomacy; it creates leverage and, for once, forces Tehran to reckon with consequences.
Yes, risks of escalation exist, and yes, the media will scream for a quick return to a failed status quo, but deterrence sometimes demands bold, sustained action. Our goal — and the goal publicly stated by U.S. commanders — remains to degrade Iran’s ability to attack and to force Tehran back to the negotiating table on terms that protect American lives and commerce.
To every sailor, airman, Marine and soldier who executed this mission with lethal professionalism: America stands with you. Hardworking patriots across this country should take pride that, for once, our leaders chose strength over surrender, and they should demand we remain determined until the threat from Iran is finally and permanently neutralized.
