Joe Kent vs. Iran’s Imminent Threat; Iran’s 47-year record of active war against America.

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The realization that human beings are always out there who are decidedly capable of the sheerest evil. And ignoring them, pretending that they don’t exist or are not planning anything “imminent” when it comes to using today’s weapons of mass destruction will never work.

American Thinker *

"Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has succinctly captured the problem.

"Over there at Fox News is this from Rep. Massie on the much-ballyhooed resignation of Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center: “Said Massie of the Kent resignation: ‘Another insider sees what we see: no imminent threat, just lobby pressure. This is why we need to defund and debate.’”

"No “imminent threat” from the Iranian war machine? Seriously?

"One wonders whether Massie has done any studying of history.

"Over there at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs is this from Center President Dr. Dan Diker and Tirza Shorr, a senior researcher and program coordinator at the Center. The title: “Understanding Iran’s Imminent Threat to America,” with the subtitle, “A 47-year record of attacks, nuclear brinkmanship, and explicit threats reveals why ‘imminence’ can no longer be measured by outdated standards.”

"In this very perceptive piece, Diker and Shorr say, among other things, this, with bold print for emphasis supplied:

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its global proxy network have killed more than 1,000 Americans since 1979. Iranian-backed forces conducted over 180 attacks on U.S. military bases in 2023–2024 alone. Iran’s stockpile of 440 kilograms of 60% highly enriched uranium reached a one-week breakout threshold for nuclear weapons before the June 2025 strikes. And just eleven days before Operation Epic Fury commenced, Iran’s Supreme Leader publicly threatened to send U.S. warships to the bottom of the sea. The question is not whether Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. The question is why it took 47 years to respond to its longstanding threats. 

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who headed the CIA in the 1990s, determined that the Iranian nuclear program has constituted an imminent threat: “If their policy is to go to the threshold but not assemble a nuclear weapon, how do you tell that they have not assembled? I don’t actually know how you would verify that.” By the time the United States knows with certainty that Iran has crossed the nuclear threshold, it may be too late to act. . . . More

* Joe Kent’s story gets worse when Candace’s name comes up   

. . . "Very quickly, though, we learned about the problems with Kent’s narrative and then with Kent himself.

First, there was a strong countervailing voice to Kent’s claim that Iran posed no threat to us. That voice, of course, was...Joe Kent:

. . . "With that information, Nathan Livingstone has put 2 plus 2 together and come up with a very interesting and believable 4. He contends that Kent was leaking to Candace Owens.

Yes, Candace, the woman who contends that the moon landing was fake,  that Brigitte Macron is her own brother, that Israel assassinated Charlie Kirk, that Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA were happy to get rich off of Charlie’s death, that Israel and the Mossad control everything in the world Candace doesn’t like, that Jews aren’t really Jewish at all, that the Holocaust never happened, and on and on...that Candace: . . .Much more to this here...

More Headaches for Zohran Mamdani After Posts Resurface of Wife's Praise for Terrorist Hijacker

 RedState   

"It doesn’t stop at praise. She also attacked the existence of Israel itself. “F*** Tel Aviv. Shouldn’t exist in the first place. They’re occupiers.'”

"As New York approaches the 25th anniversary of 9/11, resurfaced posts reveal that Rama Duwaji, the wife of socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, praised a terrorist plane hijacker.

“If it does good for my cause, I’ll be happy to accept death.”

"Duwaji paired that line with an image of Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Khaled took part in airline hijackings and, in one case, brought a grenade onto a commercial flight and threatened to blow it up to force her way into the cockpit. This is not abstract politics but a hijacker with a grenade on a plane.

"Khaled was involved in multiple hijackings tied to the PFLP’s broader campaign of international airline attacks. Those operations were designed to pressure governments by putting civilian passengers directly in harm’s way. They were not symbolic acts or distant conflicts but calculated attempts to use commercial flights as leverage, with civilians as the immediate point of risk.

"The post dates to 2017 but is only now resurfacing. The timing doesn’t change what was said. It also doesn’t change that the post was deliberate, written out, and shared publicly rather than said in passing or taken out of context. 

"The same pattern runs through her social media: terrorists and violent extremists framed as people to admire, not condemn. She amplified praise for Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, a PFLP operative tied to a bombing plot targeting civilians in Tel Aviv, shared content celebrating the First Intifada, and reposted an image praising “valiant freedom fighters of Palestine." The figures change, but the framing does not. Across multiple posts, the through line remains the same: elevating figures tied to violence while stripping away the reality of what they carried out." . . .  More...

The Jihad-Adjacent Journalists: UPDATEDT Tue, Mar. 17

Iranian mullah resistance is deteriorating down to the murderous religious fanatics, CNN, MSNOW, Democrats, and the shrews on "The View".

Clarice Feldman  

"These DoW expenditures were normal and not extravagant, as anyone who was pushing the anti-Hegseth story could have determined with a simple check: Don Surber took time to check:" . . . 

"The surf-and-turf nonsense was just the starting shot and continued all week. Professor William Jacobson nails it:” We are watching an info op in real time from the mainstream media, not just influencers. A complete demoralization campaign fighting strawman arguments based on anonymous sources. CNN, the Guardian, and the New York Times, they are all singing one tune. It’s the Russia collusion hoax all over again.” 

"The most extreme example was the media treatment of what the Iranian regime claims was an attack on a girls’ school in Minab. The regime has made it difficult for Iranians to transmit information outside by threats, jamming, and harsh censorship. (With difficulty and delays, using roundabouts and skylink terminals, for example, they get through the barriers to post real-time information and videos on X, but the regime still has an advantage of easier access to U.S. media and is using it.)

"From a video of the strike, it appears that the school was struck by an Iranian misfire. The DoW is investigating the matter, but much of the press has precipitously blamed the U.S. for it, relying on regime accounts and ignoring salient facts. Jeff Childers once again does an outstanding job this week, analyzing in depth the New York Times coverage of the incident, an account I can only briefly summarize and hope you will be tempted to read it all." . . .

"While the press lies and manipulates and congressional Democrats play unconscionable political games with our security, more serious people in the administration just brought Cuba’s communists to cry uncle, or more accurately, “Tio.” Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that they are officially in negotiations with the administration. They’ve begun releasing political prisoners. Within days, Cubans should be free after decades of tyranny and economic disaster."

 At first glance, it’s just one more ­Iranian who has lost their life amid the state’s promiscuous violence. A tragedy – as death always is – but in the Islamic Republic, sadly a part of daily life.   . . . "At the same time, bodies of regime officials showing signs of torture have been turning up dumped in streets and other public places. The victims come from across Iran’s security apparatus – including intelligence officers, naval personnel and members of the regular army. Opposition groups are believed to be responsible for some of the killings.

"The message is clear: the regime is under attack from all sides." . . .

"At the same time, bodies of regime officials showing signs of torture have been turning up dumped in streets and other public places. The victims come from across Iran’s security apparatus – including intelligence officers, naval personnel and members of the regular army. Opposition groups are believed to be responsible for some of the killings.  The message is clear: the regime is under attack from all sides."

UPDATE, TUE, March 17th:  Al Jazeera Is Now More Positive on US-Israeli Strategy Than US Media  

. . . "Again, the fact that we are winning the war tactically and that our strategy is proceeding as planned hardly guarantees success. But assertions that this is a fiasco are absurd. 

It tells you something that Al Jazeera, a news outlet famously hostile to the United States, is publishing articles that are more favorable to the US and Israel than the American media.

And that something is simple: the US media is, indeed, the enemy of the people. 

Broc Smith

Putting an end to Iran’s 47 year war on the U.S.

"It is crystal clear that the good people of Iran — and surely there are some — must take control of their government ASAP. And put an end to what is effectively a death cult that rules Iran now and has done so since the Iranian revolution in 1979."

Rich Terrell

Trump Stands Tall on Iran  "The place: The American Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

"On that day, in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that had overthrown the Shah, followers from the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line descended on the U.S. Embassy. Supported by the leader of the Revolution, one Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the students took 66 hostages from the Embassy staff, both diplomatic personnel and civilians. (RELATED: Reagan’s Shadow, Trump’s Moment)

"The flashpoint was the Jimmy Carter administration granting asylum to the cancer-ridden Shah of Iran for treatment in New York. The student revolutionaries held the American hostages for 444 days. At one point, Carter authorized a U.S. military rescue attempt. The mission failed dramatically.

"This was a presidential election year in the United States, and the hostage crisis became a daily issue in the campaign between President Carter and the GOP nominee, former California Governor Ronald Reagan. Without doubt, the ongoing crisis contributed to the hard-liner Reagan’s landslide 44-state victory over Carter.

"As if to humiliate Carter, negotiations for the release of the hostages finally succeeded on Jan. 19, 1981, the day before Carter was to leave office. Dramatically, with Reagan literally sworn in and giving his inaugural address on Jan. 20, the hostages were released to American authorities, then flown out of Iran first to Algeria and then to a U.S. airbase in Germany where now former President Carter had been sent by the new President Reagan to greet them and escort them first to Ireland (for refueling) and then on to the U.S. and the National Guard base in Newburgh, New York. Days later, after health check-ups and rest, the hostages were given a huge ticker tape parade in New York City." .. . .  . .

Why the strike on Iran was legal, overdue, and a strategic earthquake.

Now the Iranians have fired missiles at practically every other country in the region. So it isn’t just the Israelis and the Saudis who have had it with them.

No, There’s No ‘Forever War’ in Iran  

Trump’s stance on Iran long predates his presidency (and by extension, any relationship he had with Israel) and stretches as far back as the 1980s, following the Iranian hostage crisis.  Since becoming president, he has continued to oppose Iran’s nuclear ambitions, reimposed sanctions after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal, and maintained pressure on the Iranians to agree to a denuclearization deal.  Throughout the early to mid-2010s, well before he even announced his candidacy, Trump’s Twitter feed was filled with posts articulating his consistent stance: that Iran must end its targeting of U.S. citizens, stop funding terrorism, and never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.  All of these tweets (now on X) still exist today.

Iran's new cleric leader puts Iran on a doomed path; President Trump rightly called it “a big mistake.” It is much more.

 Matthew G. Andersson - American Thinker   

"Over decades, they have employed systematic, often brutal oppression to radicalize, isolate and indoctrinate new generations of Iranians into believing that they are holy symbols of sacred authority.  They aren’t. "

Gary Varvel

"By installing the son of deceased Ali Hosseini Khamenei as Iran’s new “Supreme Leader,” Iran's theocracy is presenting to the world, and to Iran itself, a new and dangerous risk.  Iranians may not fully perceive what fated path they are being led down.

 "Mojtaba Khamenei’s unavoidable motivation will be to avenge his father’s death.

"By seeking personal vengeance, he loses his capacity to rationally lead others, and to reliably represent Iran among other world leaders.  The motive for martyrdom has been elevated into an unprecedented dimension. He could be willing to effectively sacrifice Iran’s population. 

"He will continue directing the IRGC against Israel, the Arab territories and U.S. assets, but the IRGC’s latitude to reason militarily over the costs, benefits, and risks of fighting, is foreclosed.  

"The door to negotiation, or even surrender, is shut and locked. Iran is being taken on a one-way flight.  

"That makes the IRGC into more than a fighting group — it is the personal army of a robed and vengeful Shia cleric who continues to symbolize in appearance and demeanor, a conceit of elevated separation from his own people, and their interests.

"It is interesting to consider in contrast, how even China’s and Russia’s leaders present themselves to the world, and to their own people.  

"Xi Jinping is not adorned in a Buddhist kesa and ohi (or even a CCP party Mao tunic).  

"Vladimir Putin is not dressed in Orthodox cassock robes and ryassa, with a skufia adorning his head.  

"They both wear a suit and tie, and symbolize Western secular practices based on their rational perception of interacting with the rest of the world, especially with the U.S., in business-like terms (Xi even recently went further, ordering button-down open shirts and blazers).  They keep religion and business separated. " . . . More..

Matthew G. Andersson is a former CEO and author. He has testified before the US Senate, and is a graduate of the University of Chicago, and the University of Texas at Austin where he worked with economic historian W.W.Rostow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Mamdani Spins Attempted Terror Bomb Attack Outside His Residence › American Greatness  . .

. "NBC 4 New York initially reported the incident in ambiguous terms, claiming that “‘suspicious devices’ [were] found outside Gracie Mansion” but later clarified that the devices were “ignited” as can be clearly seen in video footage.

"Mamdani looked at this and opted to attack the young man that these terrorists tried to murder rather than even slightly reject this.

"It tells you everything you need to know about him.pic.twitter.com/YyE52Tuani—"

Our corrupt Muslim-apologist press - M. Walter  "A textbook Islamic terrorist somehow gets written up as a right-winger, as well as a Pennsylvania teenager just trying to enjoy a day in the city."

BBC Caught Mistranslating Hegseth Speech, After Previously Doctoring Trump Address.

 National Pulse

 The BBC’s Persian service mistranslated remarks by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, making it look as though he said U.S. forces were targeting the Iranian “people” rather than the Iranian “regime.”

"The BBC is facing backlash after BBC Persian mistranslated comments made by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a broadcast. In the original speech, Hegseth made clear that U.S. military operations in Iran are aimed at Iran’s regime rather than its citizens, stating, “It turns out the regime that chanted ‘Death to America and death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel. This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it.” However, BBC Persian translated this as: “It turns out the people that chanted ‘Death to America and death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel,” making it look as though the Iranian people as a whole, rather than the Islamic Republic’s ruling mullahs, are being targeted.

"The mistranslation drew swift backlash, and BBC Persian subsequently acknowledged the issue and issued a correction, claiming it was an unintentional mistake made by the interpreter during real-time simultaneous translation.

Iranians and Jews celebrate Khamenei’s death shoulder to shoulder in north London streets

Iranians and Jews celebrate Khamenei's death shoulder to shoulder in north London streets | The Times of Israel    After their Persian neighbors showed support following Oct. 7, Jewish Londoners return the gesture, joining jubilant crowds Saturday night cheering the prospect of regime change

"LONDON — Cars draped in the flags of Iran’s former monarchy drove through the streets of north London on Saturday night, blaring lively music and honking their horns, shortly after reports came out that the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed earlier that day in an Israeli airstrike — and even before Iranian media confirmed the death of the man who had brutally ruled the country for 36 years.

"Alongside them, pedestrians sang and cheered. They did not just bear the Iranian colors — but those of Israel and the United States, as well.

"Khamenei had presided over a brutal crackdown on anti-government protests in January in which thousands of Iranians were killed by security forces, and citizens at home and abroad welcomed the news of his death, which came amid heavy bombing of regime and military targets by the US and Israel. Both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have urged citizens in Iran to take to the streets and finish the job of toppling the regime once the aerial campaign is over.

"In the meantime, areas home to both Jewish and Iranian communities, such as Finchley and Golders Green, saw massive celebrations that included displays of fireworks and members of the Orthodox Jewish community singing in Persian and Hebrew together with their Iranian neighbors.

“ 'We’d just finished dinner in London when we heard that Khamenei had reportedly been confirmed dead,” Meir Porat, a 55-year-old construction manager, told The Times of Israel. “Within minutes, word spread that spontaneous celebrations were happening in north London. I knew this was not a moment to watch from a distance.”

 Iranians in London gathered outside the U.S. Embassy to honor American troops who gave their lives.    A deeply respectful moment.

Everyone should agree with this change. All I see are people suffering from TDS opposing it because Trump is involved. This has been needed for decades since the moment this regime took over.

The mainstream media is obsessed with hoping Trump fails in Iran

 Jack Hellner - American Thinker  

"And the public is told that these people are the adults in the room, the compassionate people, the progressive people, the smart people by most of the media as they seek to destroy Trump every day of his presidency."

"What is with the media these days?

"Here is an article by people posing as journalists at Reuters whose writing would make you think they are deer in the headlights. 

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" on Friday, a dramatic escalation one week into the war he launched alongside Israel that could make it more difficult to negotiate a swift end to hostilities.

"They think it is terrible that Trump demands unconditional surrender from Iranian leaders as they are pounded to oblivion because it harms "diplomacy" as if that has worked for 47 years to end the destruction of the Iranian people and the damage to the world. 

 

"They loved Presidents Obama and Biden as they catered to Iranian leaders and gave them boatloads of money to build weapons and support terrorist groups. They didn't mind when Obama shipped the Iranian leaders cash and when he let Hezbollah off the hook for drugging in the U.S to appease Iran. They probably thought that was "smart" diplomacy. 

 

Another article from Reuters says that Russia and China demand an immediate end to the war in Iran as they continue a four-year war on Ukraine. This is what they wrote:

 

• China's Wang says killing of Iranian leader unacceptable
• Wang, Russia's Lavrov call for immediate end to strikes
• Russia says security of Gulf states must be guaranteed

  U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran are unacceptable, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday as he called for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of talks to prevent a wider regional conflict.

 "The Reuters writer probably doesn't see a problem with that or think that Russia and Chian should have a say. They clearly don't care that Iran has had a policy of death to America and death to Israel. 

 

"And here in this United Nations press release are the UN experts on human rights demanding an end to the war because it is a threat to the right to life. "  . . .More

Ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Trump needs to 'take care' of Iran for good

 NY Post   

“Iran demonstrated that it probably wasn’t possible to deter their tentacles-like Hamas. I’m quite certain that October 7 with Hamas couldn’t have happened without Iranian training and equipment and even maybe planning,” Rice said.

"Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged President Trump to “take care of Iran for good,” praising the bold military action — Operation Epic Fury — that resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

“Iran has been at war with us for at least 47 years,” Rice said during an appearance on Fox News’ “Special Report” on Wednesday. “If you ask people about Iraq, what was the source of many of our casualties in Iraq, you’ll get estimates as high as 75 or 80% of them were due to Iranian-made roadside bombs.”

"Rice, 71, argued the main objective of the attacks was to immobilize the tyrannical Iranian regime before it could counterattack.

"“If you can render Iran essentially incapable of military action against us and against our allies, that’s worthy, and I think what they’re trying to do is to neuter Iran as a military power in the region,” she said.

"Rice, the former chief diplomat during George W. Bush’s second term, pointed out that the Iranian regime has built up forces in surrounding Middle Eastern countries working as terror proxies for Tehran.

" 'They also have developed the military capability to reach outside the boundaries of Iran, including Hezbollah and Hamas, which they both arm and equip,” Rice said.

" 'To say that this regime was not a threat … it’s ahistorical,” Rice said. “They have been a threat for a long time.” . . .  More

The Iranian regime's dead end choice | The Jerusalem Post

. . . "With this reported choice, the regime is proving what Israel has long known: It has no intention of ever abandoning its destructive doctrine: Death to America, and death to Israel.

"Nor is this solely Israel’s and the US’s concern. As it demonstrated by firing hundreds of missiles at multiple Gulf states since Saturday, the Iranian regime does not care what stands in its way." . . .

Nice room you're in. Be a shame if something happened to it.

I believe we've seen that same raised clenched-fist done by angry Democrat voters on American campuses in support of - as here in Iran - destruction of Israel and America.  TD

Trump's Way of War

Victor Davis Hanson  

"But Trump, with help from Israel, finally revealed the theocracy to be a Keystone Kop kleptocracy. The mullahs screamed "Death to America!" but it was Trump's America that finally brought death to them."

"War is the use of arms to settle differences – tribal, political, religious, cultural, and material – between organized groups. It is unchanging. The general laws of armed conflict stays immutable, given the constancy of human nature.

"However, the manner in which war is conducted remains fluid. New weapons, tactics, and strategies elicit counterresponses in an endless cycle of tensions between defensive and offensive superiority.

"That said, has President Donald Trump introduced a novel way of waging Western war against America's foreign enemies?

"We saw glimpses of it during his first term, when he eliminated Iranian general and terrorist kingpin Qassem Soleimani and ISIS terrorist grandee Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the former case, he preferred hitting the cause rather than the effects of Iranian terrorism in Syria and Iraq, while making it clear that he had no intention of striking the Iranian mainland and entering into a tit-for-tat "forever war."

"In large part, he was successful. Iran never quite replaced the venomous Soleimani. And despite tired threats, its performative art responses did not kill any Americans, and they were seen by Trump as venting and not worth a counterresponse.

"In the case of the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Trump likewise went after the catalyst of ISIS terrorism. But he also bombed ISIS into near nonexistence in Iraq, since, unlike Iran, it lacked the financial and material resources of a state sponsor of terror, and it had no independent ability to make weapons or finance its terrorism.

"In 2018, Trump probably killed more Russian ground troops (more than 200?) than America had during the entire Cold War, with his furious response to the Wagner Group assault on a U.S. Special Operations base near Khasham, Syria. Yet the defeat of Russian mercenaries also led to no wider conflict.

"In these three cases, Trump successfully portrayed his antagonists as the unprovoked aggressors, employed overwhelming force to eliminate them, and declared them one-off occurrences with no need to punish the ultimate source or sponsor of the aggression with further force, and he was largely successful in limiting subsequent attacks on American installations." . . .  More...

. . . "What, then, are Trump's new ways of conducting war?"

1. Geostrategy

2. Wars of reckoning

3. War among negotiations

4. The culpable apparat

5. No to nation-building; I repeat: "No to nation-building"

6. No boots on the ground

7. Exit strategy?

8. No to internationalism

9. Deterrent displays

10. American self-interest"

What Iranian Negotiators Told Witkoff   "The Witkoff interview eliminates any credible argument that a diplomatic solution was ever on the table. Three rounds of good-faith negotiations produced nothing but boasts about military capabilities, broken promises, and confirmed lies from a regime that openly described its uranium as a “trophy.” When the President’s own envoy — a career dealmaker — reports that the other side is lying and preparing to attack, the decision to act is not a policy preference. It is survival."  . . .   

Iran's Top 20 Attacks On The West   "Since the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979 — when Democrat President Jimmy Carter capitulated to terrorism — no one has possessed the cojones to challenge Iran’s Islamic Death Cultists. Until now."

Here's the Geopolitical Mistake Iran Made That Only Led to More Nations Lining Up Against Them

 How must Democrats feel? What if Kamala had been President? How have the enslaved people of Iran fared under other Democrats in office? Jimmy Carter? Barack Obama, who forsook them to feel that he and the Iranians he feared were friends who would not harm him?

Matt Vespa; Townhall   

“Many people in the Gulf woke up Saturday pissed off at the United States and Israel, and went to sleep pissed off at Iran,” 

Broc Smith –

Iran had to act, but it only worsened their situation: the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was dead, and their military leadership was eliminated. They responded with missile strikes against Israel and other Gulf nations. The idea was that this would turn those countries against the United States and pressure them to stop the air campaign. However, it backfired, causing the entire region to turn against Iran—Saudi Arabia, in particular, sided with the US, which is expected. While the kingdom often follows a narrative to placate anti-Israel sentiments, it remains a rival of Iran both geopolitically and religiously—the Saudis are Sunni and the Iranians are majority Shiite, two branches that aren’t too cozy with one another (via WSJ):

So far, this calculus seems to have backfired. Gulf states, rattled by volleys of Iranian drones and missiles targeting their hotels, ports and airports, are concluding the Iranian peril must be confronted. Rather than seeking an offramp, the prevailing mood in the Gulf—at least for now—is that the Iranian regime can’t be allowed to get away with this unprecedented onslaught on its neighbors.

"The subplot to Iran’s nuclear ambitions was Saudi Arabia’s declaration some 20 years ago that it would start its own nuclear weapons program if Tehran acquired the bomb. No one wants a nuclear arms race in the Middle East."  . . .

"Iranian Exiles Dance to Trump's YMCA After Khamenei's Death in Strikes "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, died on February 28, 2026, in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian leadership amid rising tensions; Trump confirmed the action due to imminent threats, and Iranian media verified it the next day with 40 days of mourning declared. Exiles in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco celebrated with Trump's signature YMCA moves to the Village People's song, led by monarchist supporters hoping for regime change after decades of Khamenei's rule. While some condemned the festivities as tasteless, the scenes highlighted deep diaspora resentment and rare unity with America and Israel." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HaIkAVRmuaI

Netanyahu: "The Era of Oppression Ends Today"

 JFeed 

As Bibi once said, “Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen, I didn’t intend to come here this year. My country is at war, fighting for its life." 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a historic address as Operation Lion’s Roar begins. Announcing a joint U.S.-Israeli campaign to dismantle Iran’s nuclear ambitions and terror infrastructure, Netanyahu calls on the Iranian people to seize their destiny and overthrow the "yoke of tyranny" for a free, peaceful future.

"In a dramatic televised broadcast delivered this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the citizens of both Israel and Iran, formally announcing the commencement of a joint military offensive with the United States to eliminate the Iranian existential threat.

"The Prime Minister began by expressing gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump for his "historic leadership" in the mission, which Netanyahu identified as a turning point after decades of hostility. He noted that for 47 years, the Ayatollah regime has chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America," while spilling the blood of countless civilians and its own people.

"Netanyahu emphasized that a "murderous terror regime" must never be allowed to arm itself with nuclear weapons, as such a development would threaten all of humanity. He stated that the primary objective of the combined military action is to create the necessary conditions for the "brave Iranian people to take their fate into their own hands." . . .

Mass Celebrations Erupt Across Iran as Crowds Topple Statue of Supreme Leader - VOR News   . . . "The 86-year-old cleric, who ruled Iran with an iron fist for nearly 37 years, was killed late Friday in an attack on his Tehran compound, according to Iranian state media, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Israeli officials.

"Videos circulating on social media show jubilant protesters in Tehran, Dehloran, and other locations pulling down massive monuments dedicated to Khamenei, stomping on portraits, and setting effigies ablaze. Chants of “freedom” and “death to the dictator” echoed through the streets, marking a dramatic shift from the regime’s tightly controlled narrative of mourning.

Iranians Worldwide Celebrate Victory As Khameini, Other Top Leaders Meet Their Maker

 

Broc Smith

Iran's Regime Is an Unspeakable Evil, and These Protestors Support It

. . . "Here's the thing: There is no regime so horrible, no ruling despots so murderous, that some useful idiots in the United States and elsewhere in the modern world won't turn out to support them.

A coalition of organizations on Saturday have planned protests opposing the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier in the day, with demonstrations planned across multiple cities.

“Trump’s unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran is an act of war that threatens to cause unthinkable death and destruction. But the people of this country reject another endless war and will take to the streets now and make our voices heard,” stated Action Coalition.

The coalition listed several emergency protests scheduled earlier in the day and into Saturday afternoon across several cities. These cities include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York City and more.

Six more protests will be held on Sunday in Albany, N.Y.; Ellensburg, Va.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Decorah, Iowa; Gainesville, Fla.; and Springfield, Mo.

"Unprovoked? Seriously? Iran has funded, trained, and equipped terrorists around the world." .

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Cost-Benefit Analysis for Striking Iran

 There is freedom in the air. Freedom and relief, coupled with the thrill and excitement over a new future for Iran. Thanks to the success of "Operation Epic Fury," and Israel's op, "Roaring Lion," the citizens of Iran are celebrating in the streets without fear of reprisal, and Iranians in the diaspora in other countries have joined them with joyful tears. .

  NYC's Democrat Socialist Mayor Gets It As Wrong As Possible on U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

. . . "They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.

I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution.

Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here." . . .

 Iranians Worldwide Celebrate Victory As Khameini, Other Top Leaders Meet Their Maker  . . . "There is freedom in the air. Freedom and relief, coupled with the thrill and excitement over a new future for Iran. Thanks to the success of "Operation Epic Fury," and Israel's op, "Roaring Lion," the citizens of Iran are celebrating in the streets without fear of reprisal, and Iranians in the diaspora in other countries have joined them with joyful tears." . . .