Nobody wants this. President Trump stands ready to expand his war against Iran, but the numbers already show how unpopular it is. Six out of ten Americans disapprove of U.S. military action against Iran, according to a new CNN survey. Fifty-six percent of Americans think the president is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll fielded over the weekend. If public opinion had a strong bearing on U.S. foreign policy, then this would be a blinking-red indicator that the new war is neither sustainable nor desirable—an all-around destructive campaign.

You can't say The American Conservative didn't warn you. We've done everything in our power to stop this dumb war against Iran short of flying a big white banner above our DC office building that says Don't do it, Mr. President—disaster awaits! (And that's only because the landlord won't let us go out on the roof.) Now that President Donald Trump has launched the dumb war and courted the disaster, we're not about to start waving the white flag of political surrender. Our updated position: Get out fast, Mr. President—or the disaster will worsen!

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran with brutality for nearly four decades, has thrown the Persian Gulf country into a historic moment of uncertainty — and possibility. His welcome passing shattered the familiar, oppressive order and forces a question Iran can no longer postpone: What comes next? That question arises as Iran sits at the center of a deeper shift that may prove historic and generational. Much remains uncertain: how change will unfold, how long it will take, and what form it will assume. One principle, however, should guide every serious observer: Lasting change in Iran must come from within, driven by Iranians themselves and their organized resistance. Anything imposed from abroad or engineered through outside force will fail.

The real question is not whether the United States can destroy Iran's capabilities, but whether it can end the Islamic Republic—and control what follows. Air superiority is a military condition; regime change is a political outcome. When it comes to discussing imminent American strikes on Iran, people often confuse the two, as if one automatically causes the other. It does not. If anything, Israel's 2023-25 experiences in Iran, Lebanon and Syria have shown that modern air campaigns can be extraordinarily effective at damaging an adversary's defensive structures, yet still leave an opponent intact but bloodied, paranoid, and still wielding the coercive machinery that matters.

DALLAS (AP) — State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff between longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton — a race expected to get increasingly nasty over coming months and could hinge on whether or not President Donald Trump offers an endorsement. Texas, along with North Carolina and Arkansas, on Tuesday kicked off midterm elections with control of Congress at stake and against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. No Democrat has won a statewide race in the reliably Republican state in over 30 years, but in a statement after his victory, Talarico proclaimed "We're about to take back Texas."

State Rep. James Talarico, a 36-year-old Bible scholar who captured national attention for his faith-based message, defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the race to become the Democratic nominee for Senate, the Associated Press projected. As of early Wednesday, Talarico had 53% of the vote to Crockett's 46%. In November, he will take on the winner of the Republican primary runoff between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who were the top two finishers in the GOP contest Tuesday night, bumping out Rep. Wesley Hunt. Talarico's victory gives an early indication of the direction that the Democratic Party and its base voters are heading as they look toward the midterms and the 2028 presidential race. Talarico has gained followers in Texas and nationally for using faith-based language to talk about progressive values.

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