Why US Military Action Against Iran Is Justified

The US did not start this conflict. It began in 1979 when militants seized the US Embassy in Tehran and held Americans hostage for 444 days. Since then, Iran’s leaders have backed attacks that killed and wounded more US service members than any other regime. Decades of covert nuclear work and proxy warfare proved that diplomacy alone would not stop Iran’s ambitions. Offers to supply civilian nuclear fuel in exchange for halting enrichment were rebuffed. Previous agreements only bought time for more secretive weapons programs. In 2020, President Trump ordered the strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top terrorist planner. Last year he expanded operations against missile sites, naval bases and nuclear facilities. These efforts aimed to break the mullahs’ capacity to threaten Americans and regional allies. Early results show major damage to Iran’s missile stockpile, naval fleet and proxy networks. Senior regime leaders have fallen, and nuclear sites lie in ruins. The campaign has created fresh openings for the Iranian people and, if sustained, could end this long-running danger.

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