Operation Epic Fury

FIFA's hand-wringing about Iran's tournament status is the least important part of what's happening in the Gulf right now. Let's get our priorities straight.

Operation Epic Fury is ten days old. The battlefield picture is contested. But the strategic picture is becoming clearer, and it favors the United States.

Surgical strikes and diplomatic off-ramps have failed for forty years. The only path to regional stability runs through Tehran's government collapsing.

Mayor Pete served. Nobody's disputing that. But citing a 2014 deployment to criticize a 2026 military operation is the kind of move that only works on people who've never been around the military.

Iran just confirmed its new Supreme Leader took a hit in the first days of the operation. A wounded theocracy isn't just a military story, it's a story about the end of an era.