That means striking the “spinal cord” of command and control: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the volunteer Basij paramilitary, its Law Enforcement Forces and “Special Units,” pro-regime vigilante groups, and Shiite militias from Iraq and Afghanistan — all of which have waged war against the population on Tehran’s behalf. Turning away from the slaughter of the most pro-American population in the Muslim Middle East would represent a political defeat for Trump, a strategic defeat for America, and a moral defeat for anyone who believes in human liberty. The priority for Washington now must be to use US military superiority to meaningfully level the playing field between the street and the state in Iran and to clip the wings of the regime’s repression apparatus.
Author: Behnam Ben Taleblu
Published at: 2026-01-28 22:22:54
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