IRAN HILARIOUSLY CLAIMS IT’S A ‘SUPERPOWER,’ BUT THE US ISN’T LAUGHING — IT’S ACTING:
I think it’s safe to say that the Iranian regime made some bad choices on Monday in response to Project Freedom, the U.S. effort to help free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
In response, they fired at U.S. military ships, but they didn’t hit our ships, as they claimed. They fired on merchant ships, including a United Arab Emirates ship. They also fired on the UAE oil facility at Fujairah. Three Indian nationals were injured in that action.
You would think Iran would have learned that this is a bad idea, particularly attacking their neighbor. Every time the regime does that, it makes the UAE more determined against Iran, and it makes more countries speak out against Iran.
According to reports, President Masoud Pezeshkian is furious at the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for attacking the UAE, calling it “completely irresponsible” and done without the government’s knowledge or coordination. He called the tensions with regional countries “madness,” according to reports, warning of potentially irreversible consequences.
Yet the Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s statement was ridiculous.
Events in Hormuz make clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis.
As talks are making progress with Pakistan's gracious effort, the U.S. should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers. So should the UAE.
Project Freedom is Project Deadlock.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 4, 2026
Events in Hormuz make clear that there’s no military solution to a political crisis.
As talks are making progress with Pakistan’s gracious effort, the U.S. should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers.
So should the UAE. Project Freedom is Project Deadlock.
There is no military solution — for them. There certainly is for the U.S., and that’s likely coming next because of Iran’s actions on Monday.
Then, they have the gall to warn the U.S. and the UAE about “being dragged into a quagmire by ill-wishers”? They’re the ones who wish us ill. They’re the ones firing on the UAE. They’ve managed to turn the whole region against them.
Perhaps because Iran is universally loathed we’re seeing these poll numbers:
This is actually astounding given the constant drumbeat of negativity from the liberal media. https://t.co/jrwY5ACSBF
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) May 5, 2026
“40 percent of Democrats side with Iran” seems a bit on the low side after October 7th, though.