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Victor Davis Hanson: Iran War Long View Will Show An Empowered West and Weakened Adversaries

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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We don't know what the ultimate prognosis of this war is, but if we take the long view, it's far more favorable to our interests than it is to our enemies. The media’s 24-hour ragebait cycle can’t explain what’s actually unfolding in Iran. While critics swing wildly between calling Trump a “warmonger” and “weak,” the reality points to a regime that’s been militarily and strategically crippled. Meanwhile, adversaries like Russia and China are feeling the ripple effects, and NATO’s cracks are on full display. The long view tells a very different story—and it’s one the headlines won’t admit, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠  Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027  👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications:  https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I think we should take another look at the Iranian war, and I would call it a longer view,

0:49.0

not the short-term 24-hour news cycle.

0:52.5

What's happening right now is the media and the left wing of the United

0:57.5

States political, on the spectrum, the Democratic Party, and they are a nexus now aboard,

1:03.8

they react in 24-hour cycles. So anything that looks unfortunate from the point of the American success in Iran, they cling to.

1:15.3

So on last Monday, it looked like Donald Trump, after his tweet on Easter, that he was going to end the civilization of Iran.

1:24.7

And I mentioned before, he meant the regime, theocracy, the civilization of

1:29.1

radical Shia jihadism in Iran. They wanted to impeach him. They said he was a warmonger,

1:37.0

a hit larian figure. The next day, he announced that negotiations would take place,

1:42.8

and then he was a taco, a Neville Chamberlain, a George McGovern, a Jimmy Carter.

1:46.7

Trump always chickens out.

1:48.8

But it's indicative that they don't look at the war empirically.

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