Courage, Not Recklessness: Why Netanyahu and Trump Were Right on Iran
by Ahmed Charai
March 25, 2026 at 4:30 am
On October 7, Israel was not merely attacked. It was meant to be broken.
Israel did not collapse. It stood up. It buried its dead, fought for its hostages, and absorbed a shock that would have shattered many nations.
Israel also understood something essential: if October 7 was to remain a horror rather than become a model, it was not enough to strike only the hand that carried out the massacre. The source had to be confronted.
Recklessness would have been to let Tehran continue believing that it could arm militias, terrorize its neighbors, destabilize capitals, and remain beyond consequence.
For too long, Iran's rulers had assumed that democracies would hesitate forever and confuse fear with prudence.
Courage is the willingness to act when the cost of inaction has become greater than the risk of action.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22369/trump-netanyahu-courage
