For more than four decades, American policymakers have wrestled with the same question: Can the Islamic Republic of Iran be moderated through diplomacy, or is confrontation inevitable?

After years of negotiations, sanctions, and limited military responses, the answer is becoming clearer. The challenge is not simply a disagreement over policy. It lies in the ideological nature of the regime itself.

Trump flexing military muscles on Iran in front of the whole world is peace through strength

Don't forget that Iran murdered Americans for decades

Oct. 7 is among history’s greatest military blunders

Since the 1979 revolution, Iran’s ruling system has defined its identity through confrontation with the United States and its allies. This hostility has not remained rhetorical. Instead, it has been operationalized through a network of proxy militias designed to expand Iran’s influence while allowing Tehran to avoid direct military confrontation.

TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE NO DEAL WITH IRAN OUTSIDE OF ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’

One of the earliest and most devastating examples occurred in 1983, when a suicide bomber attacked the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American service members. The attack was carried out by militants linked to Iranian-backed networks that later became part of Hezbollah. It remains........

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