Breaking News: Iran Missiles Target U.S. Base in Qatar
On Monday, June 23rd, 2025, the U.S. military confirmed an attack on a U.S. base in Qatar. Iran’s missiles were in response to the air strike on their three nuclear sites and the international tensions surrounding the production of Iranian nuclear energy in Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, (Truth). Trump declaring it both (1) completed, and (2) very successful, remarked that the U.S. planes were safely on their way home; writing “NOW THIS IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” (Truth).
Here, the message among the American people is a clear consensus: It does not matter if Iran has nuclear capabilities; Iran does not pose a threat to America’s hegemony. But the Establishment continues to persist in advancing Trump’s Administration onto the frontlines.
According to Reuters, Iran’s returning missile attack on the U.S. air base in Qatar “caused no injuries,” (Reuters). Further, “President Donald Trump dismissed it as a ‘weak response’ to U.S. attacks while urging Iran and Israel to make peace as the conflict entered its 12th day,” (Reuters).
The Force of Realism
America’s Framers opposed offensive warfare. According to C. Bradley Thompson of Ashland University, John Adams’s “guiding principle” was “that we should make no treaties of alliance with any European power; that we should consent to none but treaties of commerce; that we should separate ourselves as far as possible and as long as possible from all European politics and war,” (Thompson, C.B., Loc. 157).
Similarly, Mingst and McKibben describe “[t]he core logic of power balancing,” whereby unbalanced power leads “stronger states . . . to use their advantage to go to war with weaker states in order to secure more power. The greater the imbalance, the greater the stronger state’s temptation to do so,” (Mingst & McKibben, p. 201). Yet, “[t]he mechanism that enables a balance of power to sustain peace is deterrence,” (Mingst & McKibben, p. 203). Thus, “[r]ealist approaches to managing state security rely mainly on fear,” (Mingst & McKibben, p. 204).
Conclusion
The conflict between Israel and Iran is nothing new. The American people did not vote for war, nor the furtherance thereof. Trump’s administration promised a non-interventionist foreign policy. Iran does not pose a direct threat to America. But America seems willing to insert itself into any foreign conflict that secures its global hegemony. Contrary to what the Leviathan would like U.S. citizens to believe—beyond irreverent tyranny—there is no grave threat to U.S. national security. The Iranian government is not suicidal, nor wanting to exterminate its citizenry; thus it is unlikely to engage in offensive nuclear warfare.
Bibliography
Mingst, K. A., McKibben, H. E. (2021-12-15). Essentials of International Relations, 9th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf 10.3.1]. Retrieved from vbk://9780393872033
Reuters. (Accessed on June 23rd, 2025). Iran Fires Missiles at us Base in Qatar, Trump Calls for Peace. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-weighs-retaliation-against-us-strikes-nuclear-sites-2025-06-23/
Thompson, C.B.; Adams, J. (2000). The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams (Function). Kindle Edition.
Truth. (Accessed on June 23rd, 2025). https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114724035571020048