To Iran’s Mullahs: A Trump Promise Made is a Promise Kept
For those today who appreciate the lessons of history, we cannot now fail the people of Iran.
James Zumwalt | January 16, 2026
Many years ago, in a previous episode of ritualistic aggression by Hamas against Israel, the latter’s intelligence monitored various actions by the terrorist group that might unwittingly indicate an imminent attack was in the making. There was one such indicator that proved to be surprisingly telling: Israeli intelligence noticed Hamas leaders had begun relocating their wives and mistresses to safer locations. This activity—along with other indicators—allowed Israel to connect the dots to determine an attack against it was imminent. When it was initiated soon thereafter, the Israelis were well prepared to defend against it.
Tensions are mounting between the U.S. and Iran as the mullahs prove committed to brutally stopping a revolution amongst its people. That revolution has now spread to all of its 31 provinces. President Donald Trump told the Iranian people “help is on the way.” As such, Iranian intelligence is obviously looking for indicators the U.S. and/or Israel is preparing to take action.
Whether done to actually initiate a plan to strike Iran or simply done to make the mullahs believe so, Trump moved non-essential U.S. personnel from Udeid Air Base in Qatar. This is the main U.S. air operations center in the region.
The ongoing protests in Iran are the most threatening Iran’s theocracy has ever experienced since coming to power in 1979. While serious protests broke out during President Barack Obama’s administration, his failure to give the Iranian people any encouragement or assistance allowed the mullahs to brutally subdue them, resulting in the deaths of thousands. But today, after nearly a half century of theocratic rule, Iranians have had enough.
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