The US-Iran ceasefire is dead, now it's time we finish the job

It is impossible to negotiate with the mullahs and IRGC, the Republican Overseas Chairman argues

The US launched fresh strikes against the Iranian regime, reimposed the blockade and sanctions, opened the Strait of Hormuz and will likely strike the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site.

While President Trump prefers negotiations and deal making, it became clear that the Iran regime is incapable of changing and cannot be trusted.

Senator Lindsey Graham was right to be sceptical of the ceasefire, as the regime has never honoured an agreement in their 47 years of terror, including the ridiculous JCPOA, which lacked inspection mechanisms and allowed them to continue developing a nuclear program, not to mention the pallets of cash Obama provided so they could build ballistic missiles and fund the terrorist proxies.

Yes the President preferred to negotiate, and his critics have a point - the mullahs and the IRGC are not rational actors, they’re terrorists.

So now the United States will escort ships through the Strait, blockade Iran and continue to strike military and infrastructure targets in Iran.

They lose $435million a day in revenue, while the short-term supply shock will be remedied by the naval escorts.

Ignore the bluster from the IRGC commanders - their offensive and defensive capabilities have been decimated, the economy crushed, while America has all of the cards.

This is not the “parking lot” strategy (turning Iran into a parking lot) because President Trump cares about the long suffering people of Iran and sees potential in that great country.

Freedom of navigation is essential to US security and global prosperity, so President Trump is right to take the Strat.

Aversion to forever wars and boots on the ground is understandable, but the pendulum swung too far.

Adversaries did not fear American deterrence, especially after the disastrous withdrawal, bordering surrender, from Afghanistan by Joe Biden.

While President Trump prefers negotiating and diplomacy, he is not afraid to use military force when it is the best option.

Peace through strength only works when leaders choose to utilise it.

Obama and Biden often chose appeasement, while Trump is not afraid to pull the trigger when the alternative is to be intimidated by the lunatic regime.

While the President listens to advisors from the more isolationist voices in the administration and considers kinetic action carefully, he understands the global role that the United States plays, that we are a force for good.