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Supporting a Free Iran Is a Strategic Necessity
(Fox News) Michael R. Pompeo - The joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime is just and imperative. After drawing clear red lines over the continued mass execution of Iranian civilians, the pursuit of nuclear weapons, and continued support for global terrorism, President Donald Trump has made the judicious decision that the ayatollah could no longer be permitted to act with impunity. This action is an important step toward removing the threat posed by this evil regime, and a natural follow-up to the joint U.S.-Israeli mission to degrade Iran's nuclear program in June 2025. America will never be safe as long as this fundamentalist, anti-American dictatorship remains in power. We have nearly five decades of experience to confirm that the Islamic Republic is an entirely irredeemable governing entity. Terrorism, oppression and vicious hatred of America, Israel and the West are part of its DNA; and its fundamentalist, millenarian vision is incompatible with peaceful coexistence with the civilized world. From Day 1, the Islamic Republic's position on America has been clear: They hate us and would like to see us obliterated. We've taken the first step toward a future in which this uniquely destructive and truly evil dictatorship can no longer hold the world hostage. Supporting a free Iran isn't just the right thing to do; it is a strategic necessity that will make the world a far safer and more prosperous place. The writer is a former U.S. secretary of state and director of the Central Intelligence Agency.