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Sen. John Fetterman’s unexpected public praise for President Trump’s Iran strategy on The Record with Greta Van Susteren is a wake-up call for a country that too often confuses timidity with virtue. In an interview aired by Newsmax, Fetterman said he supports very targeted strikes and credited Trump’s recent actions as the right move to pressure the Iranian regime.
Last summer’s Operation Midnight Hammer proved that decisive American power still matters: B‑2 stealth bombers and submarine‑launched Tomahawks struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites in a mission described as one of the largest B‑2 operations in history. The strikes employed Massive Ordnance Penetrators and sophisticated strike packages to hit deeply buried facilities, showing the U.S. can and will act when national security is at stake.
Fetterman’s backing of limited, precision strikes should silence the caricature that all Democrats reflexively oppose American strength abroad. He made clear his support is rooted in national security, not partisanship, warning that an Iran with a nuclear weapon would dramatically reshape the Middle East to our detriment. Conservatives should welcome rare bipartisan acknowledgment that strength, not appeasement, keeps Americans and allies safe.
Let’s be blunt: the Biden‑era appeasement playbook failed, and President Trump’s willingness to act restored deterrence. The June strikes — and the clear message they sent — set back Tehran’s nuclear timeline and signaled to rogue regimes that the U.S. will not allow nuclear blackmail or regional hegemony. Those who howl about escalation forget that peace through strength is the only reliable path to long‑term stability.
Of course, the media and many Democrats rushed to criticize the administration for “acting unilaterally” or for imperfect damage assessments, but national defense was never meant to be decided by polls or fragile consensus. Even some on the left who understand the stakes, like Fetterman, have broken with their party to say what every patriot knows: standing down while our enemies build weapons of mass destruction is unacceptable. American safety requires leaders who will do the hard thing when needed.
The reality on the ground is that Iran’s regime brutalizes its people and threatens its neighbors; pressure from strong U.S. leadership combined with international isolation is the moral and strategic response. Republican voices in the Senate have rightly argued that Iran must choose prosperity or continued isolation and hardship — a binary that only gets clearer when the United States demonstrates resolve. Conservatives should press that advantage, not apologize for it.
Now is the time for Americans to demand clarity and courage from their leaders: keep sanctions tight, support precision operations that degrade nuclear pathways, and stand unflinchingly with our allies. John Fetterman’s rare, sober praise of President Trump is an admission from across the aisle that strength works — and hardworking patriots should rally behind any policy that protects American lives and preserves peace through strength.
