Justification? Where Shall We Begin . . . ?

For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — has killed and maimed American citizens and service members through its own forces and proxy militias. More Americans have been killed by Iran than any other terrorist regime on Earth.   President Donald J. Trump is doing what Presidents over the last five decades have refused to do — eliminate the threat once and for all. By destroying Iran’s missiles, annihilating their navy, and ensuring they can never obtain a nuclear weapon, the Trump Administration’s bold and decisive action is protecting American lives and advancing American interests.

Here is only a partial record of the Iranian regime’s blood-soaked war on Americans:   November 1979: Iranian students, backed by the regime, seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — taking 66 Americans hostage in a 444-day standoff. April 1983: The Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed terrorist group, carried out a suicide car bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 17 Americans. October 1983: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed 241 U.S. military personnel — including 220 U.S. Marines and 21 other service personnel — in a truck bombing at a Marine compound in Beirut. March 1984: Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorists kidnapped CIA station chief William Buckley on his way to work in Beirut, ultimately killing him the following year. September 1984: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed 23 innocent people — including two American service members — in a car bomb attack at the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut. December 1984: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists hijacked Kuwait Airways Flight 221 en route to Pakistan, diverting it to Tehran — where they brutally tortured and killed two American officials. June 1985: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists hijacked TWA Flight 847 on its way from Athens to Rome, torturing a U.S. Navy diver before shooting him point blank in the head and tossing his body onto the Beirut airport tarmac. July 1989: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed U.S. Marine Col. William Higgins after kidnapping him the previous year while serving with a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. April 1995: Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorists killed eight people — including one American citizen — in a car bomb attack in the Gaza Strip. August 1995: An Iran-backed Hamas suicide bomber blew up a bus in Jerusalem, killing an American and three other passengers, and wounding more than 100 others. February 1996: An Iran-backed Hamas suicide bomber blew up another bus in Jerusalem, killing three Americans and wounding three other Americans. March 1996: A suicide bomber linked to the Iran-backed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist groups killed 20 people — including two Americans — in a suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv shopping center. May 1996: Iran-backed terrorists killed an American-Israeli dual citizen and wounded another American citizen in the West Bank. June 1996: Iran-backed Hezbollah Al-Hijaz terrorists killed 19 U.S. Airmen and wounded nearly 500 others in a truck bombing at a U.S. Air Force housing complex in Saudi Arabia. September 1997: Iran-backed Hamas suicide bombers blew themselves up at a shopping mall in Jerusalem, killing an American-Israeli dual citizen and wounding seven other American citizens. August 1998: Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, facilitated by Iran-backed Hezbollah, simultaneously bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people — including a dozen American citizens. August 2001: An Iran-backed Hamas terrorist blew up a Jerusalem pizzeria, killing three Americans. January 2002: An Iran-backed al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade terrorist killed an American-Israeli dual citizen in the West Bank. July 2002: An Iran-backed Hamas terrorist killed five Americans in a bombing at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. June 2003: An Iran-backed Hamas suicide bomber killed 17 people — including an American citizen — on a bus in Jerusalem. October 2003: Iran-backed Popular Resistance Committees terrorists killed three U.S. diplomatic personnel in a bombing in Gaza. Between 2003 and 2011: Iran-backed militias killed at least 603 U.S. troops in Iraq — “roughly one in every six American combat fatalities in Iraq.” August 2003: An Iran-backed Hamas terrorist blew up a bus in Jerusalem, killing five Americans and wounding one other American. August 2006: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed American citizen and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Michael Levin during the Second Lebanon War — the only American to die in the conflict. January 2007: A dozen men affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force killed five U.S. soldiers and wounded three others in Karbala, Iraq, after disguising themselves as U.S. soldiers and entering the Provincial Joint Coordination Center. March 2007: Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran, likely dying in an Iranian prison. July 2014: Iran-backed Hamas terrorists killed two American citizens serving in the IDF. October 2015: Iran-backed Hamas terrorists killed an American citizen and his wife in a drive-by shooting in the West Bank. December 2019: Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah terrorists killed an American civilian contractor and wounded several U.S. service members in a rocket attack at K1 Air Base in Kirkuk, Iraq. January 2020: 109 U.S. troops suffered traumatic brain injuries in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq. September 2020: U.S. intelligence indicated the Iranian regime was considering a plot to assassinate the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa. February 2021: An Iran-backed militia fired a rocket at coalition forces in Erbil, Iraq, wounding a U.S. service member and four U.S. civilian contractors. July 2021: Iranian-backed militias wounded two U.S. service members in a series of rocket and drone attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. September 2022: An Iranian rocket attack killed an American citizen in Iraqi Kurdistan. November 2022: An IRGC captain orchestrated the killing of an American citizen in Baghdad. March 2023: An Iranian drone attack killed an American contractor and wounded five U.S. service members and another contractor in a strike on a coalition base in Syria. October 2023: Iran-backed Hamas terrorists killed 46 Americans and kidnapped at least 12 Americans in the October 7th massacre. December 2023: Iran-backed militias wounded three U.S. service members in an attack on Erbil Air Base in Iraq. January 2024: Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah terrorists killed three U.S. service members and wounded more than 40 other service members in a drone attack against the Tower 22 military base in Jordan. Between October 2003 and November 2024: Iran and its proxies conducted more than 180 attacks against U.S. forces in the Middle East, wounding more than 180 U.S. service members and killing three service members. November 2024: An Iranian national and IRGC asset was charged for plotting to assassinate President Trump. June 2025: Iran-backed militias attacked at least three U.S. bases in Syria and two U.S. bases in Iraq.

Sometimes, You Scratch Your Head In Wonderment!

I've seen a lot of crazy things...

But truly one of the the craziest things I've ever seen is watching the Iranian people celebrate freedom, while simultaneously watching Leftists protest in favor of the Iranian Ayatollah.

I can hardly believe what I'm seeing. pic.twitter.com/NjfjbZ7730

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 2, 2026

HIGH Praise From NATO Secretary General!

 If only the DemocRATS joined in, right? Fat chance!

🚨 BREAKING: NATO SecGen Mark Rutte just STUNNED the Democrats, coming out in 100% support of President Trump's Iran triumph

"The Commander-in-Chief, the leader of the free world, President Donald J. Trump, I REALLY commend what is happening here! Taking out Khamenei, taking out… pic.twitter.com/IZYqk9mh5j

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 2, 2026

Well, Yes -- This Sounds About Right!

 

Hegseth Video: NO Endless War This Time!

🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth tells the left and fake news to SCREW OFF, Iran is NOT another forever war

"Stop. This is not Iraq, this is not endless. I was there for both. Our generation knows better, and so does this president! He called the last 20 years of… pic.twitter.com/AcUICGFYXi

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 2, 2026

Poll: Clear Majority Support Trump On Iran

New - Do you approve Trump's actions today in Iran

Approve 54% Disapprove 37% Insider Advantage #A - 2/28

A Special Message From President Trump

Message from President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/Xhk3ibylSQ

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 1, 2026

And Now, A Brief Moment Of Levity . . .

 

ZOA Praises Trump Actions On Iran

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein, and the ZOA Board, staff, supporters, and friends are enormously grateful to President Trump for the courageous, necessary joint U.S.-Israeli action against the Islamic Iranian terror regime and elimination of Iran’s monstrous evil Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and many of Iran’s evil leaders. Millions of citizens of Iran, Israel and other Middle Eastern nations share our gratefulness to the U.S. President and the U.S. and Israeli forces. Polls show 81% of Iranians oppose the Ayatollah and his regime. (It seems only Tucker Carlson supports the Ayatollah.) The U.S.-Israeli action was long needed: For decades, the Iranian Islamist regime has been the world’s prime state sponsor of terrorism – funding, arming, and directing terror proxies that murdered Americans, Israelis, and countless others across the globe including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and more. The Iranian regime’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles endangered the U.S., Israel, and the entire free world. Throughout the forty-seven years since radical Islamic Iranian terrorists seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took American diplomats hostage, the Iranian regime and its proxies have engaged in war against America, Israel, Jews, Christians, other non-Muslims, the West, its Muslim Arab neighbors and its own people who sought freedom from Islamist tyranny. The Iranian regime openly declared its intentions, chanting “Death to America,” “Death to Israel” and “America is the Big Satan, Israel is the Little Satan” at state-sponsored rallies. Iran and its proxies murdered American service members and civilians in attacks in Lebanon, at Khobar Towers, aboard the USS Cole, roadside bombings in Iraq, the October 7 massacre, and other acts of terror across decades. Iran also facilitated the worst terror attack on American soil: Iran helped Al Qaeda plan 9-11, and arranged the travel and trained the terrorists for the deadly 9-11 attacks.   In 2020, ZOA expressed our gratitude to President Trump for eliminating IRGC terror leader Qasem Soleimani to prevent imminent attacks on Americans. But for decades, many U.S. administrations, especially the Obama and Biden administrations, “kicked the can down the road,” or even continued to fund Iran, even while Iranian regime hit lists targeted U.S. officials (including President Trump and former Secretary Pompeo) and U.S. citizens (including ZOA President Klein). Former administrations moreover ignored the Iranian people’s cries for U.S. assistance when they rose up against the regime.

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Combat In The Gulf: What's Different THIS Time

Some observations in the midst of the America/Israel operations in Iraq:

1) What's the point of looking back? Yet, if we never looked back there would be no history books and what, after all, might we ever learn? I'm one of those who happened to be alive 47 years ago when radical Islamists took Americans hostage and seized control of the country. Our then president (Jimmy Carter) pretty much stood by and allowed all this to happen. The Shah of Iran was forced into exile and a militant theocracy took over. This helped to usher in the era of  "death to America" and worldwide Islamic-fueled terrorism.

2) Yes, there have been gulf wars since then and efforts to control or at least mitigate radical Islam and its rogue governments but no president has been willing to even attempt to overthrow such a regime and the region remained a simmering powder keg which periodically erupted. 

3) Most notable was the Gulf War of 1991 where we daringly and decisively liberated Kuwait and had the opportunity move on into Iraq. But we were part of a multi-state offensive at the time and the "remaking of the region by force" was not on the table, as the Bush I administration sought to avoid a long-term entanglement. 

4) In 2003 under Bush II, we did move on Iraq and overthrew the Saddam  Husseim regime. Unfortunately, this did lead to the feared prolonged conflict which took a heavy toll, created chaos, destabilized the region and quickly dispelled notions of "nation building" or creating a democracy where none had existed.

So much for history.

What's different now? What sets the current operation apart?

To begin with, this is not a multi-nation coalition of mostly western allies. Instead, it is a strategic bilateral effort launched by the United States and a dramatically strengthened and hugely capable Israel. 

Second, the move boldly and specifically sought the elimination of the nation's virulent Supreme Leader and the decapitation of the ruling regime. Astoundingly, that goal has already been accomplished. Clearly, this is a controlled and targeted onslaught designed to take advatage of a unique opportunity.

Third, thanks to many smart moves by President Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and others, we have new, valuable Arab state allies in the region. These more moderate Arab states are well positioned to help us stabilize the area once again and move forward as the conflict subsides.

Fourth, in its dying days, what's left of the Iran regime has foolishly attacked its Arab neighbors. Now, those same countries are preparing to respond militarily in attacks coordinated with the US. This is a game changer!

Finally, as in Venezuela, President Trump is not set on nation building in Iran, nor do we necessarily seek to impose democracy or any other form of government. Trump, above all, is pragmatic, flexible and adaptable -- which is to say he's diplomatically nimble. What he seeks is a ruling entity that will be in America's interests economically -- people we can do business with in a reasonable, productive and hopefully friendly (but at least cordial) manner. That's what we're talking about when we say America First!

This is not to minimize the danger(s) which might lie ahead. There is no certainty and things can change in an instant. But Trump, in his second term, has already amassed numerous diplomatic successes. In many ways, he's remaking the map of the world and seems destined to emerge as the most consequential president the past 70 years. Formidablé!