In one of the most consequential military decisions of the 21st century, President Donald J. Trump has demonstrated not only his resolve, but his unshakable moral clarity in the face of apocalyptic danger. By authorizing a surgical yet devastating strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—specifically the Fordow facility buried deep beneath the mountains near Tehran—Trump has changed the course of history. He has not merely assisted Israel, a stalwart ally of the United States, in neutralizing an existential threat. He has taken decisive action to protect the free, civilized world from the nightmare of a nuclear-armed Iranian regime bent on annihilation.

This was not an impulsive decision. It was the culmination of weeks of extraordinary coordination between the United States and Israel, who together executed what can only be described as a masterclass in military planning, intelligence sharing, and strategic alliance. For seven days leading up to the strike, the Israeli Air Force, under the resolute leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pounded Iranian air defense installations, missile factories, IRGC command centers, and nuclear research hubs. Key generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and multiple nuclear scientists complicit in Iran’s illegal enrichment program were neutralized. The operation was methodical, disciplined, and relentless.

And then came America’s turn.

President Trump’s deployment of U.S. B-2 bombers and the use of the Pentagon’s most powerful bunker-busting ordnance—the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator—delivered a decisive blow to Fordow, a facility long considered impenetrable. Buried under hundreds of feet of rock and reinforced steel, Fordow was the crown jewel of Iran’s clandestine nuclear program. Its obliteration was a message not only to the Ayatollah but to every rogue regime on Earth: the United States will not stand idly by while genocidal fanatics threaten global civilization with nuclear fire.

Let us be perfectly clear: Iran’s nuclear ambitions were never about energy. They were about hegemony, terrorism, and the eradication of Israel—a sovereign democratic state that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has repeatedly vowed to “wipe off the map.” The obliteration of Fordow is therefore not simply a tactical win for the U.S. and Israel. It is a reprieve for humanity.

In this regard, President Trump’s decision must be celebrated not just by Israelis or Americans, but by all who value liberty, tolerance, and peace. The parallels to President Ronald Reagan’s steadfast stand against the Soviet Union are unmistakable. Just as Reagan confronted an empire that sought to export tyranny, Trump has confronted a regime that exports death—from Gaza to Beirut, from Baghdad to Buenos Aires.

Let us not forget the long-suffering people of Iran, who for more than four decades have been shackled under a theocratic nightmare. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the people of Iran—rich in culture, history, and potential—have been brutalized by the very same IRGC whose generals were vaporized last week. These men were not patriots. They were predators—profiteers of terror who suppressed protests with bullets, hanged dissidents in public squares, and funneled billions into proxy wars while their own people starved.

President Trump, through strength, has given hope to those Iranians who have for years risked everything in defiance of the regime.

It is also worth emphasizing that the U.S.-Israel alliance has never shone more brilliantly than it did this past week. At a time when so many in the world, particularly in Europe, prefer appeasement over accountability, Washington and Jerusalem stood shoulder to shoulder. Intelligence was shared. Strike packages were synchronized. Targets were verified. And when the moment came, both nations acted not out of vengeance, but out of necessity—with clarity, courage, and mutual respect.

We must praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose leadership under fire has once again proven his place in the pantheon of defenders of democracy. For months, Netanyahu warned the world that Iran was on the brink of nuclear breakout. While many in the international community dismissed his warnings as alarmism, he acted. And when the time came, he trusted President Trump—and that trust was well placed.

Critics may wring their hands and claim that diplomacy should have prevailed. But diplomacy requires good faith—and Iran has demonstrated time and again that it has none. For decades, the Islamic Republic has used negotiations as a smokescreen to buy time, enrich uranium, and fund terror. To negotiate with those who chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” is not diplomacy. It is delusion.

President Trump understood this. He understood that peace through strength is not a slogan—it is a doctrine. And he acted accordingly.

The ramifications of this operation are enormous, and it is likely that we have not yet seen the end of Iranian reprisals. But it is equally likely that Tehran now knows what it dared not believe: the United States, under determined leadership, will defend its allies and strike when it must.

This editorial would be incomplete without recognizing the bravery and professionalism of the U.S. Armed Forces and the Israeli Defense Forces, especially the pilots, intelligence officers, and special operations teams whose flawless execution has set a new standard for joint military action. Their courage is the steel spine of democracy.

In an age where moral relativism has too often clouded the West’s vision, President Trump has shown what moral clarity looks like. He did not bow to the mob. He did not hide behind bureaucratic inertia. He assessed the threat, coordinated with allies, and acted decisively to neutralize evil before it could become apocalyptic.

For that, the world owes him thanks.

Because of President Trump’s courageous action, because of Israel’s unflinching resolve, and because of the indomitable spirit of those who still believe in freedom over fear, a nuclear holocaust has been averted. And in its place, there now stands a renewed hope—for Israel, for America, and for all who still believe that light can overcome darkness.

History will not forget this moment. Neither should we.