The Last Days of the Iranian Regime › American Greatness
Roger Kimball
Some nearly stochastic notes on Iran. I begin by singing the same song I have been crooning since President Trump announced the ceasefire and naval blockade in mid-April. The war is over. If this were a novel, we’d be in epilogue territory where we tie up some loose threads in the plot and learn about the fates of various characters.
First, let’s talk about money, or rather Iran’s lack thereof. On February 28, the US and Israeli militaries unleashed Operation Epic Fury (“Roaring Lion” in Israel). Despite what you hear from the Left (and from the Iranian propaganda mill), that was one of the most successful and also one of the quickest military operations in history. But the inventory of ships sunk, air defenses obliterated, drones and ballistic missiles incinerated, arms manufacturing infrastructure exploded, and regime leaders eliminated tells only part of the story. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined another current of the narrative in his ongoing description of Operation Economic Fury.
The naval blockade, which interdicts shipping to and from Iranian ports, is costing the regime some $500 million per day. The current exchange rate is nearing two million Iranian rials for one US dollar. Iran’s effort to circumvent the blockade via land routes from Pakistan will never amount to much. Bessent summarized the status quo for regime leaders who might be puzzled:
It is very difficult for rats in a sewer pipe to know what’s going on in the outside world. Some color for the Iranian leadership as they literally sit in the dark:
1. The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.
2. There is a hard currency, i.e., U.S. dollar, shortage.
3. Food and gasoline rationing are in place.
4. The entire international community has turned against you.
5. The BLOCKADE will continue until there is pre-February 27 Freedom of Navigation.
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