Sean Hannity made no attempt to sugarcoat the reality facing the ayatollahs on Tuesday night, warning that Iranian leaders should be terrified of what’s coming if America and its allies finally act with decisive force. His monologue stressed that this moment of volatility could be the turning point the regime has feared for decades, and he made clear that weakness will only embolden Tehran.
On the same program, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi described the unrest inside Iran as the “beginning of the end” for the radical Islamic regime and urged that a decisive blow could be the knockout punch that finishes it. Patriotic Americans who value freedom should take heart that Iranian dissidents and exiles are asking for the same kind of resolve our leaders once showed against tyranny.
This is the price of strength — and it’s exactly what leaders like Sen. Lindsey Graham have been calling for after the recent operations that degraded Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Republicans are right to praise bold, targeted actions that send a crystal-clear message: America will not allow Islamist regimes to develop weapons of mass destruction unchecked. Weakness leads to war; strength prevents it, and the lesson of recent months is obvious to anyone paying attention.
President Trump’s blunt posture — even publicly naming where Tehran’s leaders are hiding and demanding unconditional surrender — has rattled the regime and shown enemies that deterrence can still be projected. For patriots who remember what happens when the United States retreats or dithers, this is a vindication of a policy that prioritizes American lives, regional stability, and the security of our ally Israel.
Meanwhile, the regime’s brutality at home and its reckless adventurism abroad prove it cannot be reformed into a benign actor; it must be isolated, degraded, and ultimately overthrown by its own people with our moral and strategic backing. Democrats who cluck about diplomacy from a position of timidity should remember that negotiations from weakness only buy more time for theocrats to build nukes and export terror. The choice is clear: stand with freedom or stand aside while monsters regroup.
Patriotic Americans should demand our leaders keep the pressure on Tehran, support Israel, and openly back Iranian fighters for liberty wherever we can safely do so. This country was built by people who chose courage over comfort, and today that same courage will determine whether millions of Iranians finally win their freedom or continue to suffer under a murderous regime.
