Donald Trump Risks a Quagmire in Iran |
President Donald Trump photographed in the Oval Office on November 21, 2025. Trump is expected to launch a military operation against Iran in the coming days. (Shutterstock/Lucas Parker)
Donald Trump Risks a Quagmire in Iran
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The Trump administration appears to believe that the Iranian government can be overthrown, or at least coerced into a political settlement, via airstrikes. History begs to differ.
Once again, President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran. This time, however, it appears likely to actually happen. With nuclear talks faltering and the deployment of two aircraft carrier strike groups to the region, an attack on Iran is now seemingly a matter of when, rather than if.
The administration’s goal seems to stop Iran’s enrichment of uranium, and, should that fail, regime change. Though candidate Trump denounced regime change on the campaign trail, President Trump seems to favor it. Essentially, it seems the administration hopes to flex America’s military muscle to intimidate Iran into agreeing to nuclear concessions. Should this not work, the United States will probably seek to overthrow the Iranian regime without becoming bogged down in another ground war in the Middle East.
This line of thinking is rose-tinted at best and delusional at worst. Threatening to coerce Iran to agree to America’s nuclear demands will almost fail. Conversely, bombing Iran is unlikely to take........