Netanyahu says Iran war is ‘not over’ as peace deal remains elusive

The coverage treats Netanyahu’s warning as if it’s mostly political theater, a spoiler to the preferred storyline of an imminent deal. That framing skips the hard part: Iran has spent years perfecting delay, denial, and dispersion while diplomats chase signatures that mean little once inspectors are stonewalled.

Conservatives aren’t allergic to diplomacy, but we distrust agreements that trade time for headlines. A “peace deal” that leaves centrifuges intact and proxies funded is not peace. It is managed drift, and it invites miscalculation. The real question is whether Washington is willing to insist on verifiable dismantlement, not rhetorical “commitments.”

This is where national security meets public trust. If Tehran can sprint to a bomb under cover of negotiations, allies will act alone and adversaries will learn the lesson. The principle at stake is credible deterrence backed by the rule of law, not wishful enforcement.