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The missiles are still flying even as the diplomats whisper about peace. While President Trump announced Monday that very good and productive conversations with Iran could bring this conflict to a close within days, the Israel Defense Forces were already unleashing a second wave of airstrikes against regime infrastructure in Tehran. The message from Jerusalem is unmistakable: talk all you want, but the mullahs will pay for every missile they launch.
The IDF’s renewed assault comes after Iran managed to punch through Israel’s legendary missile defenses last week, striking the desert towns of Arad and Dimona and injuring over 180 people. That attack on Dimona was no accident — it sits right next to Israel’s main nuclear reactor, a clear signal of Tehran’s intentions. The regime wanted to rattle Israel’s cage, and they succeeded, but now they’re learning the hard way that when you poke the bear, you get the claws. Israeli strikes have already destroyed the fortified bunker where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei once hid before his death in the opening hours of this war.
Monday’s strikes targeted the main security headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the thugs who keep the Iranian people under the regime’s boot. The IDF made it clear this facility was embedded in civilian infrastructure, used to coordinate the Basij repression militia that crushes dissent at home while exporting terror abroad. Israel took steps to minimize civilian casualties, but let’s be honest — when you build your terror headquarters next to hospitals and schools, you’re the one putting innocents at risk.
Trump’s five-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure has the markets celebrating and the Dow surging, but don’t mistake that for weakness. The president made his position plain: if these talks fail, we were planning on shooting down some of their power plants tomorrow. That’s classic Trump diplomacy — extend the olive branch while keeping the sword sharp. The Iranians can take the deal and live, or reject it and watch their grid go dark. After decades of American presidents who either caved to Tehran or stumbled into endless wars, isn’t it refreshing to see one who knows how to negotiate from strength?
Providence watches over the bold.
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