Category: Trump

Iran Is Collapsing—But D.C., Europe, and Former Allies Want Trump to Quit | Victor Davis Hanson

Will the 360-degree pressures that surround President Donald Trump force him to stop short of dealing the final death blow to the Iranian regime? I hope not. Why, after Iran has been militarily destroyed and has a restive population that could rebel any minute now, does Iran keep saying that it’s winning, and why do people put pressure on Donald Trump as if he’s losing? The answer is that war is not necessarily just about military affairs alone—it’s politics, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Iran’s Bluff Collapses as Trump Tightens the Screws | Victor Davis Hanson

Nothing that the Iranians say can be taken at face value because there is no Iranian government. The first and second echelon of that apparatus is gone. So you have the people in the military, that's one clique. You've got the theocracy, that's another. You've got the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Then you've got these elected politicians. And they have two driving concerns. One, they are terrified that one of the other three groups will think they're weak and are negotiating with the Americans and either kill 'em or marginalize 'em or cut off their revenues, such as it is. So they always want to outdo each other.

Iran Thought It Was Untouchable… Then Trump Changed the Rules | Victor Davis Hanson

Within a matter of weeks, Iran’s ability to wage war has been rendered inert by American and Israeli forces. Over the course of seven U.S. presidencies, Iran—the most populous Middle Eastern country—developed a self-inflated view of itself. But why? Whether through the Biden-backed Iran nuclear deal or Barack Obama’s “creative tension” approach to Middle East conflicts, numerous U.S. administrations gave the Iranian regime the impression that the Western world was afraid of them. Then Trump called their bluff, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

 

How Trump Outsmarted Iran While Critics Rooted Against America | Victor Davis Hanson

The legacy media, the so-called anti-MAGA Right, and the Democrat grandees in Congress have two things in common: They never wanted the U.S.-Iran war to go in America’s favor. Many of the critiques of Operation Epic Fury were not historically empirical, meaning they didn’t compare the ongoing conflict with Iran to past U.S. wars, such as the bombing campaign in Serbia or even the war in Afghanistan. But the evidence—in five weeks alone, the United States, with the Israeli Air Force, wiped out most of the top echelon of the four ruling cliques in the Iranian nation—was there, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words”: We’ve never taken on a country of 93 million people that had the most fearsome, terrible reputation of being dangerous and unpredictable, and running the Middle East with a ring-of-fire proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon—indomitable. They had terrified seven presidents. And yet, in five weeks, we destroyed its ability to make war.

Trump ‘shocked’ by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, as she defends Pope Leo and denounces Iran war

Donald Trump has lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she expressed solidarity with Pope Leo. Meloni was considered a close ally of Trump. She attended his inauguration and visited Mar-a-lago. The US President gave several critical remarks to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in which he criticised the right-wing prime minister for not supporting the US-Israel war in Iran.

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Puts the Kibosh on Iran’s ‘Rug Deal’ With Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The Iranian regime is banking that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will: Tank the world economy. Propel Democrats back into power in 2026. That would work, if not for the fact that Iranian allies, like China, are the ones being severely hurt by closure, and the Iranian economy has no way to survive embargo-like conditions, argues Victor Davis Hanson on this week’s “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words”: “[Iran] has counted on the Left to embolden them. So their strategy is to indulge in accrued stereotypes of the Middle East. They want to do a rug deal. And they want to barter and barter and barter and feign anger. “And they want to draw that out for three to four to five months. And they want the world economy, and then they want the Left to come in and take the House and take the Senate and cut off funds and stop the war. “I don't think that's going to happen. That's their strategy. But what he's trying to argue is that strategy requires a quiet population that can be intimidated, as it is now, but permanently so, and it requires some economic viability to survive. And they already can't afford food, they can't afford gas, they're under attack, they've lost probably half a trillion dollars in weapons and infrastructure that was accrued over 47 years.

Iran Crumbles, Critics Scramble: Trump’s Long Game Leaves the Media Exposed | Victor Davis Hanson

 

We don't know what the ultimate prognosis of this war is, but if we take the long view, it's far more favorable to our interests than it is to our enemies. The media’s 24-hour ragebait cycle can’t explain what’s actually unfolding in Iran. While critics swing wildly between calling Trump a “warmonger” and “weak,” the reality points to a regime that’s been militarily and strategically crippled. Meanwhile, adversaries like Russia and China are feeling the ripple effects, and NATO’s cracks are on full display. The long view tells a very different story—and it’s one the headlines won’t admit, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

Trump Is Playing a MUCH BIGGER GAME Than You Think!!!

Iran's strategic move to control the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy choke point, has backfired, inadvertently empowering U.S. President Trump. The U.S. has initiated a blockade of Iranian ports, effectively countering Iran's leverage and compelling regional allies to develop alternative energy routes, diminishing Iran's relevance in the global market.

Trump’s naval blockade against Iran will ‘begin destroying the mines’

We are learning more today as President Donald Trump says that the U.S. Navy will "immediately" begin a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Trump, the blockade would stop vessels from passing through the strait entirely. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," Trump said on social media on Sunday. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is learning more about the possible logistical challenges behind Trump’s potential blockade against Iran with Daniel L. Davis, a senior fellow and military expert at Defense Priorities.

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