Trump should stay firm in Iran

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The joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran represents a genuine opportunity for long-term Middle Eastern stability. The early results are good.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, as are dozens of senior Iranian military and political figures. The regime is already heavily decapitated in a way that is historically unusual. The hunt for Saddam Hussein and other top regime figures took many months back in 2003. In so doing, this campaign is re-establishing the deterrent credibility of American military power.

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