On Friday’s edition of The Record with Greta Van Susteren, Newsmax pundits Walid Phares and Steve Yates did what the mainstream press refuses to do: they stood squarely behind President Trump’s decisive words in defense of brave Iranian protestors. These are not fringe voices; Phares is a regular Newsmax foreign policy analyst and Yates has appeared on Greta’s program previously, lending gravity to their endorsement of a strong American stance.
President Trump’s post on Truth Social made the moral line clear — if Iran violently kills peaceful demonstrators, “the United States of America will come to their rescue,” and he warned the nation was “locked and loaded and ready to go.” That blunt, unvarnished message is exactly what’s needed when tyrants aim guns at their own people; ritualistic condemnations and weak sanctions won’t cut it.
Walid Phares didn’t mince words when he praised the president’s stance, arguing that Trump’s willingness to lead and isolate Tehran is the most effective leverage America can wield right now. Phares has consistently argued that strength and coalition-building, not appeasement, shift the balance against rogue regimes — a policy the left still refuses to grasp.
Conservative Americans should be grateful for a commander in chief who speaks for liberty and for the Iranian women and men risking everything for freedom. Contrast that with the appeasers in Washington who spent years trying to stabilize and enrich Tehran; their moral cowardice helped fund the very repression Americans now rightly condemn.
Now is the time for tangible pressure — targeted sanctions on regime enablers, secure communications for dissidents, and unwavering diplomatic backing for the protest movement until the mullahs are forced to answer to their people. Weakness invites bloodshed; strength gives hope to the oppressed and credibility to our allies in the region who have suffered under Tehran’s malign hand.
Patriots know what leadership looks like: it is clear, it is courageous, and it puts American values first. If the choice is between feckless diplomacy and a president who will stand with the people of Iran and use America’s might to protect them, hardworking Americans should stand with the latter — and with the president who dares to lead.
