The doomsayers are wrong on Iran. The war is already a success 

Published March 13, 2026 2:00pm ET



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For decades, “anti-war” pundits, Democrats, Iranian shills from the Obama era, the United Nations, right-wing isolationists, think tank experts, and others have issued hysterically dire predictions of the tragedy that would befall the world if the United States moved against the Islamic regime in Iran. You could fill a thick book with quotes from experts bringing up the specter of World War III.

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