Iran’s ruling clique has proven time and again that they play for keeps, not compromise, and Fred Fleitz made that plain when he told viewers that Tehran “has never negotiated in good faith.” Conservatives watching “American Agenda” shouldn’t be surprised — the mullahs use talks as a cover to buy time and rebuild deadly capabilities while pretending to bargain. Hardworking Americans expect our leaders to call out that duplicity instead of falling for the same old diplomatic theater.
While diplomats dicker in Geneva and back channels hum, Iran is quietly rebuilding the very arsenal any sane negotiator would demand be constrained, expanding missile production lines and stockpiles that the regime will use to threaten the region and blackmail concessions. Intelligence and policy analysts warn that Tehran is restoring ballistic missile capacity and importing key missile-fuel materials even as it talks, proving the old adage: trust, but verify — and verify more than once. The American people deserve the blunt truth: Iran is hedging with weapons while negotiating with words.
Israel and regional partners are rightly alarmed, pressing the United States to make any deal contingent on concrete limits to Iran’s missile program or else pursue other options, and leaders in Washington are listening to those warnings. Israeli officials have reportedly urged President Trump to insist on missile restrictions and even discussed “Plan B” measures if Tehran refuses real curbs, a sober reminder that diplomacy without teeth invites disaster. We should not be cowed by the media’s appetite for kumbaya moments; backing our allies and keeping credible pressure on Iran is how you prevent bigger wars later.
President Trump’s approach of “maximum pressure” is the responsible course at a time when Iran tests U.S. resolve and investors in chaos-fomenting proxies. The administration’s steps to tighten sanctions and counter Iran’s missile advances reflect a clear-eyed strategy: negotiation under duress, not negotiation as reward for bad behavior. Americans who cherish peace through strength should insist our diplomats bargain from a position of power, not appeasement.
Patriots must demand a policy that protects American lives and Israeli security — not one that hands the regime breathing room to rearm its proxies and build the means to strike our partners and bases. Evidence of Iran’s continued smuggling of missile components and funding for Hezbollah and other terror networks shows why any deal must include verifiable limits on missiles and supply chains, or it is worthless. Voices like Alireza Jafarzadeh’s, appearing on conservative outlets to warn of the regime’s brutality and duplicity, remind us that supporting freedom and pushing hard against Tehran is both moral and strategic; it’s time to hold the line, not hand the mullahs a reprieve.

