Peace Through Strength in Action (opens in new tab)

President Trump's Iran deal lands at a moment when American power is delivering outcomes that not long ago read like fantasy: Nicolas Maduro removed from Caracas, multiple conflicts pushed toward ceasefire, and now a framework that blocks an Iranian bomb while beginning to shift Tehran away from proxy warfare toward state behavior. This is peace through strength made concrete, not a slogan, using overwhelming pressure to reset the balance, then cutting deals from a position of dominance. But ...