OPINION
On Iran: Unity Not Optional, It's Strategically Mandatory
By Ahmed Charai
Tuesday, 03 March 2026 01:54 PM EST
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In a democracy, debate is healthy.
Political competition is part of the American system. But when the United States confronts a hostile regime threatening American lives, American interests, and global stability, unity is not optional.
It's a strategic necessity.
This isn't a campaign issue.It's a national security issue.
The United States is confronting a tyrannical regime in Tehran openly threatening America, Israel, and the stability of the Mideast.
At moments like this, undermining the commander in chief weakens the nation and strengthens the adversary.
The adversary is real.
Nothing Hypothetical About Iran's Threat
The Iranian regime has American blood on its hands.
In 1983, Iranian-backed Hezbollah bombed the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American service members. Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were responsible for the deaths and injuries of American troops through coordinated attacks and improvised explosive devices.
Iranian-linked networks have repeatedly targeted U.S. embassies and diplomatic facilities.
Across the region, Tehran arms, finances, and directs proxy organizations destabilizing governments and attacking civilians.
More recently, its proxy architecture enabled the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre against Israeli civilians — an attack carried out by an Iranian-backed organization operating within Tehran's strategic umbrella.
Now Iranian negotiators themselves, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, have openly acknowledged possession of uranium enriched above 60% — enough material for eleven nuclear weapons.
That's not speculation.
That's the regime boasting.
Tehran was not seeking compromise.
It was buying time.
President Donald Trump recognized that reality.
The conclusion was clear: deterrence had eroded and had to be restored.
But restoring deterrence is only the first step. The problem is structural.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not merely a military institution.
It's the ideological backbone of the Islamic Republic.
The IRGC controls military assets, intelligence networks, major economic sectors, and a web of regional proxy militias.
Hostility toward the United States and Israel is embedded doctrine.
Removing the unelected supreme ruler, Ali Khamenei, would not dismantle this machinery. The regime’s political, military, financial, and ideological infrastructure sustains aggression.
That infrastructure must be systematically degraded and dismantled.
The United States has the capacity to confront this regime decisively. But this is not America’s burden alone.
Democratic nations whose security, energy routes, and economic prosperity depend on Middle Eastern stability share this responsibility.
A Serious Coalition Is Mandatory
Europe and the United Kingdom have deep economic and strategic interests in the Gulf.
Their energy security, maritime trade routes, and financial systems depend on regional stability. Yet while countries that chose peace through the Abraham Accords face retaliation, much of Europe limits itself to statements, and Statements are not strategy.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain made a historic decision when they signed the Abraham Accords.
They chose modernization, economic integration, technological cooperation, and peaceful coexistence. They took political risks in a volatile region to align with stability.
For that choice, they became targets of missile and drone attacks linked to Iranian networks. Allies who choose peace and prosperity must be protected decisively.
A durable strategy requires coordinated action between the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom across four fronts — ideally under a clear and unified operational framework led by U.S. Central Command.
First, unified economic pressure — synchronized sanctions enforcement targeting IRGC leadership, regime-controlled industries, shipping networks, financial conduits, and energy revenues. Sanctions must be comprehensive and airtight.
Second, integrated military deterrence — joint naval patrols securing international shipping lanes, expanded missile defense architecture protecting Gulf partners, and a visible multinational posture that makes retaliation automatic and credible.
Third, intelligence coordination — real-time intelligence sharing to disrupt proxy networks, intercept weapons transfers, and prevent attacks on U.S. forces, embassies, and citizens abroad.
Fourth, political isolation — full terrorist designation of the IRGC across coalition members and closure of financial loopholes that allow regime-linked entities to operate under commercial cover.
The faster this coalition moves to dismantle the regime’s operational architecture, the safer the region becomes.
Delay only gives Tehran time to regroup, rearm its proxies, and target American personnel and interests globally.
At the same time, the future of Iran belongs to the Iranian people.
They deserve a better future — one built on dignity, opportunity, and accountable governance. The choice of Iran's future leadership is in their hands.
History doesn't remember partisan maneuvering.
It remembers leadership.
What the United States does now will be measured not only by Americans, but by allies, adversaries, and future generations globally
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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/ahmedcharai/irgc-khamenei-uae/2026/03/03/id/1248122/
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