The Iranian regime just proved President Trump’s warnings about their missile capabilities were spot on, as he repeatedly highlighted during his administration. After years of claiming their missiles couldn’t reach beyond 2,000 kilometers, Tehran launched two intermediate-range ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia—a critical U.S.-U.K. military base roughly 2,500 miles away in the Indian Ocean, according to reports from the Israel Defense Forces. And funny how those “self-imposed limitations” suddenly evaporate when the mullahs think they can get away with it.
Just three days before the war, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was still peddling the lie that they “intentionally kept the range of our missiles below 2,000 kilometers” and didn’t want capabilities that could threaten Europe or America. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir didn’t mince words when he exposed this deception: “These missiles were not intended to hit Israel. Their range reaches the capitals of Europe—Berlin, Paris and Rome are all within direct threat range.” But IDF spokesman Nadav Shoshani put it even more bluntly on X: “Just 3 days before the war, the Iranian regime said they don’t obtain long-range missiles. Today, their lies were exposed once again.”
Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, told Fox News Digital that the Trump administration’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury was absolutely justified, as Iran has consistently refused to negotiate over its missile program while secretly expanding its reach. The launch also signals something ominous about who’s really running Iran now that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, with reports indicating he personally rejected IRGC requests to extend missile ranges to 5,000 kilometers back in 2018. And with him gone, the hardliners in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appear to be driving the agenda—they’re not even pretending to play by the old rules anymore.
Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, warned that this isn’t just about the Middle East, as Iran’s space program development means they could marry orbital boosters to medium-range missiles, creating true intercontinental capabilities. Europe is already in the crosshairs, and without decisive action, American cities won’t be far behind—based on analyses from security experts. One missile failed in flight, while a U.S. warship fired an SM-3 interceptor at the other, with the outcome still unclear from Pentagon reports. But the message from Tehran is crystal clear: they were never negotiating in good faith, and they were always planning to hold the world hostage.
Providence watches over the bold.
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