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Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Ed Morrissey: Trump's Blockade The Last, Best Bid for Regime Change in Iran

Townhall Review | Conservative Commentary On Today's News

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.5715 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire with Iran created some frustration among those who support the war. Iran has never been a reliable negotiating partner, so why keep offering more chances for a deal?

Trump would likely take a deal if he could verify compliance, especially one that transfers the “nuclear dust.” However, Trump understands that air strikes are less likely to produce his real objective in the war—regime change—than the blockade of Iran. 

The Iranian regime spent 47 years attempting to immanentize their peculiar, apocalyptic eschaton. The mullahs pursued nuclear weapons to start an apocalypse that would produce the messianic Twelfth Imam and spread their tyranny across the globe. Trump is now trying to immanentize the regime’s eschaton by forcing the cracks between its factions to produce a collapse.

The blockade may well provide the best catalyst for regime change, which is the only real guarantee for security and peace in the region. Trump can afford to wait out the IRGC and let economic strangulation take its course. 

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This is Ed Morrissey of Hotair.com for Town Hall. Donald Trump's decision to extend the ceasefire

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with Iran created some frustration

0:37.8

among those who support the war. Iran has never been a reliable negotiating partner, so why

0:42.7

keep offering more chances for a deal? Trump would likely take a deal if he could verify compliance,

0:47.5

especially one that transfers the nuclear dust. However, Trump understands that air strikes are

0:52.2

less likely to produce his real objective in the war, regime change, than the blockade of Iran.

0:57.2

The Iranian regime has spent 47 years attempting to eminentize their peculiar apocalyptic eschaton.

1:03.2

The mullahs pursued nuclear weapons to start an apocalypse that would produce the Messianic 12th Imam and spread their tyranny across the globe.

1:10.7

Trump is now trying to imminentize the regime's Escaton by forcing the cracks between its factions to produce a collapse.

1:17.1

The blockade may well provide the best catalyst for regime change, which is the only real guarantee for security and peace in the region.

1:23.8

Trump can afford to wait out the IRGC and let economic strangulation take its course.

1:29.8

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And it wasn't a risky trade, it wasn't even insider knowledge.

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It was an account that's been around since 1888, and over the last 25 years, it's average

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