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Bombing Iran put America first

By Ryan Fournier

Published June 28, 2025 8:00am ET

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Bombing Iran put America first — FILE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2024. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday, July 19, at separate panels in Colorado, that Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months. Iran says its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. The U.S. and others in the international community believe Khamenei long has held off from giving any final go-ahead for Iranian scientists to develop a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

This month, Israel successfully did the dirty work for the free world in defanging a nuclear Iran. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s leadership, the U.S. stepped in to finish the job.

About time. For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has declared itself the sworn enemy of the United States. Not metaphorically, not diplomatically, literally. “Death to America” has not been merely a slogan for the regime. It has been its anthem. And its policy.

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