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Source: https://nypost.com/2026/07/08/opinion/the-time-for-talk-is-over-trump-needs-to-get-tough-with-iran/
Trump Needs to Get Tough with Iran
(New York Post) Mark Dubowitz - Tehran's promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international shipping turned out to be about as trustworthy as every other major promise the Islamic Republic has ever made. The lesson for the U.S. is that it must stop negotiating with a regime that weaponizes negotiations. We need to reimpose the blockade on Iranian ports. Iran's ability to export oil must be permanently revoked. Frozen assets should remain frozen, rather than being used to finance the regime's next bout of aggression. Crushing sanctions need to be enforced, with no loopholes. The president should direct the U.S. military to win the Battle of Hormuz. Washington also shouldn't tolerate Tehran using proxies like Hizbullah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen to bully negotiators. Yes, renewed confrontation carries risks. But allowing the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism to rebuild its power under the guise of yet another failed negotiation is far more dangerous. The writer is chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.