Is this the End of the War on Terror?

2-28-26

Imagine a peaceful, modern Iran integrated into the world’s economy - an Iran that not only doesn’t make a nuclear bomb, but also ends support of terrorist proxies Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthis, stops making ballistic missiles, and ends Sharia Law.

Remember

“Death to America, Death to Israel” was not just a slogan of the Iranian regime, it was a foreign policy choice and its excuse for economic failure made by Ayotollah Khameni and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard for 47 years.

I remember watching ABC’s Nightline during the 444 days of captivity of U.S. embassy hostages in 1980, followed by Hezbollah’s bombing that killed 240 marines in 1983, and the Iranian-supplied IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) that killed 1,790 American troops in Iraq, Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and at least 7,000 Iranian protestors recently killed by the Islamic Republic. Read more on the Middle East in Are you Oppressed or an Oppressor?.

Islamic Republic of Iran flag vs pre-1979 Iranian flag

Why Now?

Iran is militarily weak after Israel destroyed Iran’s air defense and enrichment facilities last summer, decapitated Hezbollah, and eliminated Hamas in Gaza after the Oct 7 attack. The Abraham accords between Israel and many Arab countries have diplomatically isolated Iran since 2016. Iran’s negotiating strategy for decades is to delay any agreement limiting it’s nuclear program. Even last week, Iran reportedly refused free uranium fuel for peaceful nuclear power, instead of giving up on enrichment.

End of the War on Terror

I know our track record on regime changes has not been good, but the U.S. attack on the Iranian regime today including the assassination of Ayotollah Khameni and 40 Revolutionary Guard leadership is morally justified. 7,000 American solders died in the War on Terror fighting Al Qaeda and ISIS in Iraq and Afganistan.

If the next regime in Iran ends support of Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi, stops producing ballistic missiles, and renounces developing a nuclear bomb lifting sanctions, it would mark the End of the War on Terror,

It’s also a signal to China that American military power should deter them about invading Taiwan. Neville Roy Singham with ties with the Chinese Communist government contributed $100 million toward pro-Palestinian organizations in the U.S. Read more in Cold War 2.0.