Trump's readiness to resume maximum pressure on Iran if talks stall exposes the folly of treating a terrorist regime as a negotiating partner rather than an existential threat. With the military buildup intact even as the Strait of Hormuz reopens, this administration refuses to trade American leverage for empty promises, recognizing that weakness invites aggression against our interests and those of our allies. The contrast with prior appeasement could not be clearer. The Constitution assigns the President primary authority over foreign affairs and national defense precisely to meet such challenges without hesitation or congressional paralysis. Free commerce through critical waterways and the security of the homeland depend on that undivided executive energy, not on multilateral illusions that erode sovereignty. America regains its footing only when leaders remember that peace flows from strength, not from begging despots for restraint.