How to Lead on Iran Through the America First Playbook

Authored by Bruce Pearl, senior fellow for the America Dream at AFPI.

Originally published by the Washington Reporter

Most Americans can feel it: the world is on edge. Things are moving fast, and actions carry real consequences. This is one of those moments when leadership matters — not flashy speeches or empty promises, but steady hands and clear judgment. That’s what people expect from a president, and it’s what President Donald Trump has shown he understands.

No president has a record for peace like the current one, and we the American people need to do one thing only: continue following the America First playbook the Trump administration has used over the last year and during the first administration.

This weekend, when an Iranian drone moved toward a U.S. warship and was shot down, it sent a simple message: America will defend its people. No panic. No overreaction. Just a firm response that kept our sailors safe and avoided a wider fight. That’s how strength is supposed to work — calm, confident, and clear, and always with the American people front and center.

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