Staff Reports
Iran is convulsing again — mass protests have returned to the streets with footage of women defiantly burning hijabs and pictures of Supreme Leader Khamenei, a sign that millions of Iranians are no longer willing to live under clerical tyranny. Observers call these demonstrations the largest since 2009, and the viral acts of defiance show a population pushing back against religious totalitarianism and economic collapse.
On June 22, 2025, the United States struck three of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — a bold move that President Trump said was aimed at crippling Tehran’s pathway to a bomb. American stealth bombers and bunker-buster munitions were reported to have been used in a coordinated operation that followed an intense period of Israeli strikes.
Patriots should acknowledge what decisive action looks like: dismantling nuclear infrastructure denies the regime the instruments of blackmail and protects our allies. Administration officials and many conservative commentators argued the strikes set Iran’s program back and were a necessary response to a threat that diplomacy failed to stop.
Inside Iran, the regime’s narrative is fraying — exiled leaders called for renewed street action and videos of female-led defiance spread across social platforms, humiliating the mullahs who try to police women’s bodies and thoughts. This unrest is not garden-variety dissent; it is a social rupture that has the potential to topple a government that survives by repression and fear.
The confrontation carried real costs: the brief open hostilities around June 2025 produced hundreds of casualties on both sides and prompted a hurried ceasefire, showing how quickly regional bluster can spiral into wider violence. Iran’s attempts at retaliation hit U.S. interests in the region and underscored the danger of allowing a nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable theocratic regime to intimidate neighbors and allies.
Now is not the time for moral confusion or the apologetics of the left; it is the time for clear policy. The United States should back the Iranian people’s desire for freedom with sanctions on regime elites, safe havens for dissidents, amplified independent media broadcasts into Iran, and ironclad support for Israel and other regional partners who face existential threats.
Conservative Americans should be proud that a government willing to act decisively has altered the strategic landscape and given Iranians breathing room to press for change. We must remain vigilant, stand with those who risk everything for liberty, and demand from our leaders a posture of strength that protects American lives and advances the cause of freedom.
