I tend to agree with Tucker, but here's another take on Iran War - Scott Lively: Trump's Iran Strategy: Chaos as the Catalyst for a New Global Order

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Trump's Iran Strategy: Chaos as the Catalyst for a New Global Order The pundits are at it again, insisting that President Trump is stumbling blindly through the Iran conflict, reacting impulsively without a coherent plan. They point to his shifting rhetoric, the disruption in global energy markets, and the pressure on allies as evidence of confusion. But those who have followed Trump's career—from real estate deals to political insurgencies—know better. He is a strategic genius who has mastered the art of innovation amid chaos. This is not mere improvisation; it is deliberate disruption on a scale that reshapes alliances, economies, and power structures. The war in Iran is real, the stakes are high, and the immediate goal of taming Tehran's nuclear ambitions and proxy networks is serious. Yet there is a much bigger plan unfolding—one that advances the MAGA agenda not just in America but across the world stage. Trump's approach defies conventional analysis because it operates on multiple levels simultaneously. At its core, his leadership is uniquely suited to our fragmented age. He communicates in a style that reaches the widest possible audience, from Wall Street analysts to working-class voters with limited formal education. This is not accident or buffoonery; it is a shield that allows him to maneuver while connecting directly with the public. Trump speaks in broad strokes and memorable phrases that cut through elite filters, empowering ordinary people (even his enemies) to trust their own instincts over curated narratives. In doing so, he has become a world leader of historic—even biblical—proportions, one who understands that true strength lies in forcing systemic change rather than managing decline. Consider first the war of rhetoric that Trump has waged so effectively. In an era dominated by corporate media and confirmation bias, where people increasingly accept whatever version of events aligns with their preexisting worldview, Trump has turned human psychology into a strategic asset. He identifies the key players—adversaries, allies, domestic factions—and calibrates his statements to what each wants to hear, knowing they will amplify the parts that confirm their biases while ignoring or dismissing contradictions. This robs the legacy media of its monopoly on persuasion. By speaking past the gatekeepers directly to the public, he weakens top-down "calls to action" orchestrated by puppet-masters. The genius is that it works equally well with his supporters and his detractors. Both sides hear what they expect and act accordingly, creating controlled chaos that Trump then harnesses for larger objectives. Critics who call this incoherence miss the point: it is precision engineering of information warfare, neutralizing centralized narrative control in a culture that long ago abandoned objectivity. This rhetorical mastery is now on full display in the Iran theater, but its deeper purpose extends far beyond the Middle East. Trump's overarching goal involves a fundamental reordering of global priorities, beginning with Europe. The old transatlantic order—embodied by a feminized NATO and EU leadership class—has drifted into weakness, vulnerable to the steady advance of Muslim immigration jihadists who exploit open borders and cultural self-doubt. Restoring the strength of Christian civilization in Europe requires more than speeches or sanctions; it demands a major shake-up that only crisis can deliver. War—real or threatened—is the only force reliable enough to activate men collectively, to de-feminize the leadership class, and to compel a return to assertive governance. By engineering a Strait of Hormuz crisis and placing the burden squarely in Europe's lap, Trump is forcing that reckoning. Europe's energy dependence makes the disruption impossible to ignore. As supply lines tighten and economies strain, the jihadi networks already embedded in European cities will ramp up their social chaos precisely when native populations are finally stirred to action. The sissy-boys and ideologues who have presided over decades of decline will find themselves sidelined as real men strap on their gear and reclaim responsibility for fixing what has been broken. This is not cruelty; it is the necessary medicine of civilization. Trump understands that Europe cannot be lectured back to vitality—it must be shocked into it. The result will be a stronger, more self-reliant continent aligned with American interests rather than globalist drift. Yet the Iran operation is merely the opening act in a far grander vision. The future global order Trump envisions is Pacific-centered, with the United States and Russia as the dominant players in a special relationship reminiscent of the Anglo-American partnership that shaped the Atlantic for centuries. The old Euro-centric framework, with its endless sanctions and containment games, has run its course. By the end of Trump's second term, I expect the sanctions regime on Russia to be dismantled entirely, replaced by a thriving trade partnership. Infrastructure development will surge along the entire Pacific Rim and deep into the Russian Far East—ports, pipelines, rail links, energy projects—all knitting the two great powers into a mutually beneficial axis. This realignment is strategic brilliance. Russia brings vast resources and a willingness to confront shared threats like radical Islamism and cultural Marxism. America brings innovation, capital, and market access. Together they can anchor a new multi-polar stability that prioritizes sovereign nations over supranational bureaucracies. The Iran crisis serves as both distraction and accelerator: it tests alliances, exposes weaknesses, and clears the diplomatic space for this Pacific pivot. While pundits fixate on tactical headlines, Trump is already laying the groundwork for a post-Atlantic world where energy flows eastward, markets expand, and the old divide-and-conquer tactics of the globalist era lose their grip. The MAGA agenda has never been isolationist. It is restorative and forward-looking—restoring American primacy while forging partnerships that serve long-term civilizational interests. Trump innovates amid chaos because chaos is the only environment pliable enough to break entrenched powers. Those who underestimate him do so at their peril. The Iran operation is not the endgame; it is the forge in which a stronger, rebalanced world is being hammered into shape. History will judge this moment not by the noise of the day but by the enduring architecture that emerges from it.