Trump's escalation of sanctions against Iran delivers the economic hammer that airstrikes and fruitless talks never managed, starving the regime's nuclear ambitions and terror financing at their source. After six months of conflict and a broken ceasefire, these measures expose the bankruptcy of diplomatic illusions that enriched Tehran while it plotted against America and its allies. The stakes are clear: either cripple this threat now or watch it metastasize under weaker leadership. The Constitution equips the executive with foreign affairs powers to defend the nation through decisive action rather than perpetual negotiation or congressional micromanagement. Sanctions align with limited government by disrupting enemy economies via market pressure instead of expanding the welfare-warfare state or entangling U.S. forces in nation-building. This approach upholds sovereignty by rejecting the illusion that appeasement buys peace. Strength deters tyrants where weakness invites them.