Iran’s nuclear gamble leaves America one choice — and it can't be a deal

By confirming the systematic dismantling of the clerical security apparatus, highlighted by the death of IRGC Intelligence Chief Majid Khademi in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike, and signaling an end to the regime’s unhindered control over strategic corridors like the Strait of Hormuz, the administration has moved past the failed diplomatic cycles of 1979 and 2009. The only path to a stable Middle East and the world is to support the Iranian people in toppling a regime that has held them hostage for half a century. By using the war to defang the IRGC’s enforcement structure and severing the financial arteries that sustain their repression, we create the necessary vacuum for the Iranian people to reclaim their sovereignty.