Vice President JD Vance and Iran would like Americans to blame the war and Israel for the Republicans’ midterm electoral drubbing. President Donald Trump, however, disagrees. He should rise above this noise and refocus on the U.S. national interest by fulfilling his repeated vow to “finish the job” with Iran.
In announcing Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, Trump articulated five key American goals: “destroy their missiles,” “annihilate their Navy,” “ensure the regime’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world,” “ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon” and “unleash [Iran’s] prosperous and glorious future.”
These original objectives have been pared back over time.
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Michael Makovsky, Ph.D., a former Department of Defense official, is president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA).
Blaise Misztal is vice president for policy at JINSA.