Tuesday, May 19, 2026

UPDATED: The beginning of the end for Tehran

 Washington Examiner 

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has also emphasized stronger support for the Iranian people instead of endless diplomacy with Tehran."


"The Middle East is once again standing on the edge of a dangerous turning point. Tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States are rising rapidly. Military threats are growing louder. Diplomacy appears frozen. Across Washington, policymakers are debating sanctions, airstrikes, and the possibility of another regional conflict.

"But amid all the noise, one reality is becoming impossible to ignore: the Iranian regime is weaker today than it has been in decades.

"For years, Tehran projected strength through fear, proxy militias, missile programs, and regional intimidation. Yet behind the slogans and military parades lies a regime facing enormous internal pressure. Iran’s economy continues to deteriorate under corruption, sanctions, inflation, and mismanagement. Young Iranians are leaving the country in massive numbers. Families struggle to survive while regime elites continue to enrich themselves.

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"Most importantly, millions of Iranians no longer fear the government the way they once did.

"The protests of recent years revealed something far bigger than isolated unrest. They exposed a society exhausted by repression, economic failure, and authoritarian rule. Women, students, workers, and ordinary citizens openly challenged a system once considered untouchable. Even after brutal crackdowns, the anger never disappeared. It simply went underground, waiting for another moment.

"That is why the current crisis matters far beyond mi"siles or nuclear negotiations. The greatest threat facing Tehran is no longer external pressure alone. It is internal exhaustion.

"For decades, Washington approached Iran through the same cycle: negotiations, temporary deals, sanctions, threats, and then more negotiations. Yet the regime survived every round because the world continued assuming the Islamic Republic was permanent.

"That assumption may now be collapsing." . . .More...

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A genuine oppressed raised fist; not a Greta Thunberg raised fist


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