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Trump’s 15-point Iran truce plan would let one terrifying threat slide

Four weeks after the United States and Israel launched their combined assault on Iran’s clerical regime, the war has reached a tipping point.

Over the last few days, President Donald Trump has spoken frequently and optimistically about the chances of a deal.

Many of the 15 points in the peace proposal Trump has reportedly sent the Iranians — the dismantling of its nuclear program, ending support for regional terror proxies, keeping the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route open — will be anathema to the regime.

Indeed, Tehran has already reacted to Trump’s overtures with contempt.

Yet on one critical point, the regime will likely conclude it has room for maneuver.

Trump’s plan would reportedly restrict Iran’s use of missiles to “self defense.”

Without a doubt, the regime will interpret that “self defense” phrasing as a license to continue producing its deadly offensive missiles.

Before Operation Epic Fury, Iran controlled the largest ballistic-missile arsenal in the Middle East.

It used these projectiles to deadly effect in 2024 and 2025 in its attacks on Israel.

This month it has fired over 2,000 missiles at the Gulf nations.

It’s also launched more than 400 at Israel — which, despite achieving a 92% interception rate, received a taste of the devastation these weapons can wreak when one ballistic missile struck the southern town of Arad, wounding 88 people.

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