The United States' destruction of 140 Iranian military targets after Tehran's cruise missile attack on a Cyprus-flagged vessel is the correct assertion of national sovereignty and the only viable defense of global liberty.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired a missile at commercial shipping, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answered with clarity: 'Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.' The strikes hit missile sites, drone facilities, and surveillance networks.
This response was compelled by a regime that had already shattered an interim ceasefire and launched drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and allies in Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. Strength, not paper agreements, is the language the Iranian regime understands.
The stakes are nothing less than the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. When a hostile government tries to choke a vital waterway, it holds the global economy hostage. A limited government tasked with protecting liberty must ensure that private markets and international waters remain free from state-sponsored extortion.
The same principle of sovereignty is being restored in South Africa, where authorities deported or repatriated 53,499 foreign nationals in just five weeks. After years of unchecked illegal migration overwhelmed public services, Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi committed to an orderly process while President Cyril Ramaphosa rightly urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands. A nation has the fundamental right to enforce its immigration laws, regardless of U.N. lectures about scapegoating.
The death of Senator Lindsey Graham at 71 removes a leader who embodied this understanding of American strength. Following a sudden cardiac arrest, the South Carolina Republican's passing was mourned by President Trump as that of a 'true American patriot.' Graham consistently advocated a hardline against hostile regimes like Iran, backed robust military action, and supported border security and conservative judicial appointments. His legacy confirms that accountable government requires officials willing to project power abroad and enforce laws at home.
Weakness invites aggression. Whether confronting the IRGC's missile sites or clearing illegal entrants from a nation's borders, sovereign states must act with resolve. That is how liberty, law, and prosperity are secured for the future.
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