At Camp David, President Donald Trump signaled that Washington is entering a more dangerous phase in its confrontation with Iran.The objective is seemingly no longer limited to dismantling Iran’s nuclear infrastructure; it is now to weaken the Islamic Republic’s ability to govern, sustain itself, and ultimately survive.America’s strategy toward Iran is undergoing its most significant shift in decades.
The objective is apparently no longer simply to destroy Tehran’s nuclear program, but to systematically degrade the regime’s capacity to govern and sustain itself.At Camp David, President Donald Trump said the United States is prepared to intensify military pressure, warning that Washington would "hit them very hard" until the regime reaches a point where it "can’t go on anymore."Trump’s repeated cancellations of planned large-scale strikes have raised questions about U.S.
credibility and strategic coherence.Meanwhile, Tehran — backed by Moscow and Beijing — is exploiting that uncertainty, while Trump appears to be placing his hopes on a faction within Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.IRANIANS SPEAK OUT OVER POSSIBLE TRUMP-REGIME DEALMany Iranians would welcome the ruling establishment’s humiliation, defeat, and eventual surrender.
Although disrupting the regime’s critical infrastructure would impose temporary hardships, many opponents of the Islamic Republic see such suffering as the pain of childbirth — a difficult but necessary transition that could ultimately bring about the regime’s collapse.Meanwhile, Tehran’s propaganda machine has threatened broad retaliation, warning that attacks on critical infrastructure will provoke a severe response.These statements indirectly acknowledge the regime’s preparation for a wider confrontation with the United States and Israel.
They also raise the possibility that Tehran could activate dormant terrorist cells and other asymmetric assets in the United States and across the West — an ...