By Staff Writer
The Independent Penn
Published: June 13, 2025
Something big just happened in the Middle East—but if you’re watching the legacy media, you’d think it was just another “escalation” in an age-old feud. You’d be wrong. What we’re witnessing isn’t a spat. It’s a message. And it’s one the world needs to hear.
Over the weekend, Iran launched a massive retaliatory strike on Israel—over 100 ballistic missiles and drones, lighting up the skies over Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem. But that’s only half the story.
What triggered it? Israel, in one of the most sophisticated operations in modern warfare, executed a precision, multi-pronged strike deep inside Iran. Not just on some random bunker, but on key nuclear development sites, missile factories, air defenses, and top commanders. That’s right—Israel hit Iran’s nuclear ambitions where it hurts. And they did it cleanly, quickly, and with stunning accuracy.
This was not reckless. This was necessary.
Iran has been threatening to wipe Israel off the map for years while quietly (and not-so-quietly) developing nuclear capabilities. The world wrung its hands. The United Nations passed resolutions. The Biden administration issued carefully worded statements. And Israel? Israel acted.
And what did Iran do in response? They fired off a storm of missiles—most of which were intercepted. One Israeli woman tragically died. Several others were injured. But Israel, again, absorbed the blow and stood strong.
Now, global leaders are calling for “de-escalation.” The same leaders who sat silently while Iran funneled weapons to terrorists, enriched uranium, and plotted the destruction of a sovereign nation.
Let’s put it plainly: this wasn’t a “both sides” moment. This was a nation defending its existence against a theocratic regime that sponsors terror and celebrates martyrdom over peace. Yet the international chorus of cowards can’t seem to tell the difference between self-defense and aggression.
This is what the media won’t say: Deterrence works. And sometimes, you have to strike first to survive.
Israel didn’t start this. Iran’s endless provocations, drone campaigns, and nuclear ambitions started this. Israel just decided it wouldn’t wait for the mushroom cloud to arrive over Tel Aviv before doing something about it.
And if you’re still unsure which side you’re on, here’s a hint: it’s not the one whose leaders chant “Death to America” at every Friday prayer.
The lesson here isn’t that war is good. The lesson is that appeasement doesn’t work. That waiting for diplomacy to magically solve a problem created by tyrants is foolish. And that sometimes, the only way to preserve peace is to be willing to go to war.
Israel just reminded the world that it still has the courage to do what needs to be done.
And maybe—just maybe—it’s time America remembered that too.
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