Can the US Mop Up the Iranian Regime on the Cheap?

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentarySince the beginning of the war with Iran’s terrorist regime, its missile attacks have decreased by about 90 percent and its drone strikes have decreased by 83 percent. This is likely because the United States successfully targeted Iran’s launchers and bombed the entrances to its vast underground missile storage areas. Iran’s air force and navy are no more. Many of the country’s top military and intelligence leadership are gone. Iran’s nuclear weapons development has been set back as much as a decade.