Commentary
President Donald Trump is rewriting the rules of American power in real time—and the world is watching. In late February 2026, U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury, a precision campaign that decapitated Iran’s top leadership. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of regime figures are dead. Trump didn’t send ground troops or promise to create a new democracy. He told the Iranian people to take their country back and delivered a blunt warning to whoever comes next: behave, or you’re next.
