Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, and that kind of aggression demands a real response. Letting Iran strike American assets without consequence only invites more attacks — perceived weakness is what got us here. Trump is right to hit back hard, and backing Israel's right to impose overwhelming costs on Tehran is exactly the kind of strength that restores deterrence.
The U.S. used an unverified helicopter crash as a pretext to launch strikes on Iranian sovereign territory, a clear violation of the UN Charter. Iran denied any role in the incident and exercised its legitimate right to self-defense by striking U.S. bases used to launch those attacks. Foreign forces operating near Iran's borders are the source of this escalation, and the safest path forward is their withdrawal from the region.
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