the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, in a compelling new opinion piece published today, former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster argues that President Trump’s recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities mark a pivotal break from decades of failed U.S. foreign policy toward Iran.
For more than 40 years, McMaster contends, successive U.S. administrations—from Jimmy Carter to Joe Biden—have followed a path of “de-escalation” in hopes of empowering so-called moderate factions within Iran. However, McMaster believes this approach only emboldened Tehran, allowing the regime to expand its proxy wars and nuclear ambitions with impunity.
🛑 A Shift from Conciliation to Consequences
“Trump recognized that the Iranian regime cannot be conciliated and that efforts to de-escalate confrontations with Iran had allowed it to escalate on its own terms with impunity,” McMaster writes.
Drawing from his firsthand experience in the Trump administration, McMaster outlines Iran’s long history of aggression, citing events such as:
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The 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis
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Repeated attacks on American forces in Iraq
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The October 7 Hamas-led assault on Israel, which McMaster links to Tehran’s regional influence
He argues that Iran’s theocratic ideology makes negotiation virtually impossible and that Biden’s revival efforts of the Iran nuclear deal only funneled more resources into terrorist proxies and destabilizing operations across the Middle East.
🔥 “Maximum Pressure” and Targeted Military Action
According to McMaster, Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy, including economic sanctions and direct military action, is the first serious attempt to constrain Iran’s ambitions.
In a statement following the strikes, Trump declared:
“For 40 years they’ve been saying death to America, death to Israel, death to anybody else they didn’t like. They were schoolyard bullies. And now they’re not bullies anymore.”
McMaster echoed this sentiment, describing the strikes as both strategically essential and symbolically powerful—a clear message that Iran will face consequences for its actions.
⚖️ Policy Implications and Future Outlook
McMaster’s essay reignites the debate over how the U.S. should approach Iran, especially as tensions remain high throughout the region. His perspective positions Trump’s actions as a bold corrective measure after decades of ineffectual diplomacy.
Whether this approach will yield long-term security benefits or provoke further instability remains to be seen. But according to McMaster, ignoring Iran’s behavior has only made it more dangerous, and U.S. strength—not conciliation—is the only language the regime understands.
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