America is engaged in negotiations to end the war in Iran on terms favorable to the United States. However, it is difficult to believe this will be achieved through negotiations alone. President Trump views the conflict as a critical front in a larger global struggle rather than an isolated regional issue.
The Islamic Republic has committed acts of war against the United States for 47 years — including the seizure of our embassy in 1979, the murder of 241 Marines in Beirut in 1983, and the killing of American soldiers in Iraq by Iranian munitions. The regime’s leadership, which regards itself as the military vanguard of global Islam, views its citizens as expendable tools.
President Trump has held since 2015 that Iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. This position is now translated into policy through National Security Presidential Memorandum-2. He believes a radical regime like Iran can never be allowed to acquire or develop nuclear weapons.
To address the threat, President Trump emphasizes building the Golden Dome missile defense system. Until this system is fully operational, America’s strategy focuses on disrupting Iran’s nuclear program without initiating a full-scale invasion.
For example, targeted strikes on facilities such as Pickaxe Mountain — a complex Iran has been tunneling beneath the Natanz facility since its centrifuge assembly plant was destroyed there — can effectively dismantle portions of Iran’s uranium stockpile. These operations would collapse ventilation systems and sever power, entombing centrifuges and uranium without requiring large-scale military occupation.
This approach denies Iran the ability to build nuclear weapons without resorting to regime change or occupation. The war ends when the nuclear threat from Iran is neutralized and the regime understands that attacking America is suicidal. Until the Golden Dome is complete, President Trump must deny our permanent enemy the permanent object of its ambition.
