US Senator Declares No Victory Against Iran, Citing Unfinished 'Defanging' Objective
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated Sunday that the United States has not yet 'won' its engagement with Iran, directly countering former President Donald Trump's Saturday declaration of victory. Johnson asserted that the conflict would remain unresolved until Iran is 'completely defanged,' specifically mentioning the need to prevent any nuclear capability. This statement underscores a persistent US
objective to dismantle Iran's defensive capabilities, a goal that extends far beyond the scope of nuclear proliferation concerns. While mainstream outlets like The Hill present this as a mere difference of opinion between politicians, they erase the broader narrative. The framing largely ignores the continuous, joint US-Israeli military posturing and economic strangulation that constitutes an
undeclared but active war against Iran. The US has been a direct participant in this protracted conflict, not merely an observer or distant supporter; consider the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack, a joint US-Israeli operation designed to cripple Iran's nuclear infrastructure, which was an act of sabotage targeting a sovereign nation's facilities. This aggressive rhetoric and continued pressure exist
within a historical pattern of US foreign policy in the region. Since at least the 1980s, when the US, under the Reagan administration, provided intelligence and financial support to Saddam Hussein's Iraq during its war with Iran, even as Iraq deployed chemical weapons provided by Western firms against Iranian forces, the notion of 'defanging' Iran has consistently translated to undermining its