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President Trump has directed attention toward the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site for heavier strikes, stating plainly that Iran has not yet witnessed the full measure of retaliation after its recent provocations across the Gulf.
Iranian forces have struck power and desalination plants in Kuwait for a second day while claiming further attacks on Bahrain and Jordan, actions that follow Houthi threats forcing Saudi tankers to reverse course in the Red Sea and that have driven crude prices sharply higher.
These moves form part of a calculated campaign by the Tehran regime to choke vital energy routes and test American resolve, echoing the same impulse that drove earlier missile strikes injuring U.S. troops whose full toll the Pentagon initially concealed.
Scripture and the ancient creeds affirm that lawful authority bears the sword not for conquest but to restrain the evildoer and preserve the peace of the realm under God.
From the defense of Byzantine frontiers against Persian incursions through the Reformation's insistence on ordered Christian commonwealths, the historic witness of Christendom has required sovereign nations to answer threats to their people and trade with decisive force rather than endless negotiation.
The present escalation therefore exposes the Tehran regime as an agent of disorder that seeks to dissolve the boundaries of nations and the security of households dependent on stable energy and open seas.
Any restraint now must serve only to prepare the next blow, for the principle of legitimate defense admits no permanent truce with those who treat shipping lanes as weapons and civilian infrastructure as targets.
The faithful remnant must therefore demand that American leadership complete the necessary strikes, secure the Gulf passages, and restore the hierarchy of authority that places the safety of the American nation above the calculations of foreign lobbies or managerial hesitation.
