The sanctions war on Iran has resumed, and it couldn’t happen to a more deserving country

Iran used to be a very sophisticated country. and then, in 1979, the Mullahs moved in. While Tehran is still a fairly modern city, the moment you step out of it, you enter the backwaters of what almost fifty years of Islamic extremism will do to a nation. Add in the Mullah’s genocidal goals for Israel, and the fact that they’ve been fomenting terrorism worldwide for their entire existence, and you have a country that badly needs a powerful intervention. Donald Trump began that intervention when, partnering with Israel, he completely destroyed Iran’s military. The Israelis wiped out Iran’s defensive abilities,.

Study: Left-wing terrorism climbs to 30-year high

Why it matters: America’s domestic terrorism landscape has undergone a remarkable inversion since President Trump took office, as his policies have eased grievances on the far right while intensifying anger on the far left. Far-right violence has historically been more frequent and more lethal, but plunged dramatically over the first six months of 2025. Despite the uptick in high-profile attacks like the assassination of Charlie Kirk, political violence remains rare and overwhelmingly opposed by most Americans. By the numbers: CSIS researchers compiled and analyzed a data set of 750 domestic attacks and plots from Jan. 1, 1994, to July 4, 2025, categorizing them.