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MORNING GLORY: What will President Donald Trump decide to do with Iran?

Pay no attention to Iran’s foreign minister. Listen to the crazed ayatollah and his generals

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published February 19, 2026 5:00am EST

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A major battle with Iran appears imminent.

Ought it to be called a war, a battle, or a strike?

That depends on what the United States and Israel decide to do and what President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu call it.

It also depends on whether Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, orders the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s proxy forces in Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, as well as terror cells around the world, to mount counter-attacks that kill Americans, Israelis or people in our Gulf allies.

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Whatever the president and the prime minister order, the ayatollah can trigger massive escalation with any counter-attack that results in American or Israeli casualties.

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