This past weekend, President Donald Trump ordered a targeted strike on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This joint attack by Israel and the United States hit Khamenei’s compound in Tehran as part of a larger operation against high-ranking officials.
Directly following the news of the supreme leader’s death, protests and rallies were mobilized across many U.S. cities — most notably Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — in protest of the president’s orders to strike Iran.
While these demonstrators marched against the president’s orders, their presence highlighted a staggering paradox: As American activists protested the strike, native Iranians were cheering in the streets, celebrating a long-awaited liberation from an oppressive theocracy.
HOLY SH*T
THOUSANDS in super Liberal San Francisco are celebrating President Trump taking out the FORMER Supreme Leader of Iran
Liberals can’t stand this
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) March 2, 2026
Meanwhile, the American Left, which has championed human rights, can’t bring itself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran. The Left reacts with emotion rather than critical thinking and intelligence.
Once again, it has revealed its true colors, proving it only cares about the oppressed when the oppressor isn’t its political enemy, Trump.
Yet, it seems as if U.S. citizens on the Left continue to protest, condemning the actions of the U.S. that have just given the Iranian’s a fighting chance to begin regime change.
Protesters shouted slogans such as “No new wars” and “Stay out of the Middle East,” arguing that this intervention is yet another quagmire that mirrors the long-term war in Iraq.
However, War Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated, “This is not Iraq. This is not endless. Our generation knows better.”
Hegseth has made it abundantly clear that there are no U.S. troops in Iran, nor are there any long-term commitments to Iran. He emphasized that the president can achieve his objectives without a 20-year occupation or the deployment of 200,000 soldiers.
Without signaling future U.S. strategy, Hegseth said, “No, but we’re not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do. It’s foolishness. We’ll go as far as we need to go.”
The U.S. has learned, through 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan and the loss of many American lives, that regime change cannot be forced. It can only be achieved by the people who live there.
Many cases illustrate this point perfectly, such as the Arab Spring revolutions of the early 2010s, with Tunisia serving as the prime example of success. Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” succeeded in initiating a democratic transition, unlike other Arab Spring nations, primarily due to its strong civil society, military neutrality, and a culture of political compromise.
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Key actors, including secularists and Islamists, prioritized consensus over conflict, resulting in a liberal constitution, Nobel-winning mediation, and early, peaceful power transfers.
While the U.S. did not have a hand in the regime change, it provided significant public support after the democratic transition. This underscores the definitive role of civil society in reclaiming its own future, proving that the most enduring regime changes are those driven by the overwhelming will of the people.
In the case of Iran, there is still much to do, as the strategic bombings continue. Many are looking as to what comes next. This is largely up to the citizens of Iran, and the will they look to impose.
As for the U.S., the era of nation-building may be over, but the era of decisive action has clearly begun.
By removing the head of the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism without the quagmire of a ground war, the administration has set a new precedent: The United States will provide the spark for liberty, but it is the people of Iran who must carry the torch.
Americans need to wake up and realize that the oppressors of this world need to be dealt with.
They must educate themselves before taking to the streets to march for a cause they fundamentally misunderstand.
Instead of seeking the truth from the oppressed, they have chosen to weaponize their First Amendment rights in defense of a theocratic tyrant — the very man who dismantled the freedoms of a once-prosperous nation.