Iran’s Strategy to Defeat America, Shatter the MAGA Movement, and End Trump’s Presidency

PJ Media ^ | 03/05/2026 | Scott Pinsker

[SeekAndFind]

Prediction: This war will end with Iran’s mullahs still in control. (At least, the ones that haven’t been killed yet.) Because it has to: We’re hoping the Iranian civilians will rise up and overthrow the government, but they can’t do that until the bombing stops.

Which means that immediately after America and Israel conclude their air strikes, Iran will claim victory because it’s still standing.

Whatever happens next will determine the long-term PR fallout of the Iran War — both in America and worldwide. If the Iranian people rebel, seize control of Tehran, and turn it into a Western democracy, President Donald Trump’s decision will be heralded as one of the bravest, smartest uses of military power in history. 

But anything less than that?

There’ll be various degrees of blowback. Already, the hardcore isolationists are disillusioned; the “Peace at Any Price” crowd has left the MAGA coalition and is unlikely to return. As they see it, Trump broke his “no new wars” promise — and the fact that we partnered with Israel, which they view as evil, genocidal warmongers, rubbed (Kosher) salt in the wound.

So the bad news is, they’re already gone.

But the good news is, they’re a tiny sliver of the MAGA coalition. It’s not being widely reported by the mainstream media, but most of the Republican pushback isn’t from MAGA; it’s from the Never Trump crowd.

As The Hill reported:

The [NBC News poll] found that 77 percent of Republicans back the strikes compared to 15 percent who did not support them. Self-identified MAGA-aligned Republicans overwhelmingly support the strikes at 90 percent, with 5 percent who disagree. [emphasis added]

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: debbiedowner; falseflagfreepers; hamas; hezbollah; iran; lokl; maga; notzy; randspam; scottpinsker; strategy; tds; waronterror; yemen

[SeekAndFind]

When 90% of MAGA Republicans are standing with the president, obviously, any chatter of a GOP rebellion is vastly overstated. But because this 5% of anti-war critics are represented by high-profile influencers — the Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Megyn Kelly, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Andrew Tate crowd — and because the mainstream media gleefully amplifies their criticism, that 5% seems a helluva lot bigger than it actually is.

It’s probably the most overrepresented group in the media right now.

(And we know why: Carlson and company are “useful idiots” who are undermining the president, and as long as that’s true, they’ll continue to receive fawning praise from liberal journalists.)

Domestically, four questions will decide the political fate of the Iran War: 

1. How long will the war last? (The shorter, the better.)
2. How many U.S. casualties? (The smaller, the better.)
3. What did we lose? (The total cost in blood, political capital, and treasure.)
4. What did we gain? (Was the Iranian threat permanently neutralized, and are we safer and more prosperous?)

You’ll notice that all four questions are rooted in reality. This means the U.S. political fallout won’t be based on PR spin; it’ll be based on results.

Which makes our war strategy clear: To quote Al Davis, “Just win, baby!” 

Victory itself is the only litmus test that matters.

Not so for the mullahs. Their war strategy is less about reality and more about perception, because the reality is, the Supreme Leader is dead, Iran’s military is decimated, and most of its boats are at the bottom of the sea.

[CFW]

Meanwhile, media is reporting that Trump has fired Kristi Noem and is nominating Oklahoma Senator MarkWayne Mullen to replace her.

[marktwain]

An independent Kurdistan is in the works.

This adds another dimension. A 150K Kurdish fighters on the ground, supported with overwhelming U.S. and Israeli airpower, and it is much easier for a new government in Iran.

[Bayard]

The sooner the war is done and over with the better Trump looks.

Whatever the planning is.

[JimRed]

As they see it, Trump broke his “no new wars” promise...

It's not a "new war". Iran's Mullahs have been at war with us for 47 years. We finally started fighting back.

[montag813]

Iran is far too big. Could easily be 2-3 nations. Syria also should be divided into Kurds, Arabs and Druze states.

[packagingguy]

Yep, she’s out. It had something to do with her congressional testimony about contracts being misleading or perhaps intentionally false.

So yes, that’s the type of thing that will get someone fired.

[nitzy]

2016 Trump was MAGA.

I don’t know what this current iteration of him is, but it is diametrically opposed to 2016 MAGA Trump.

Trump shattered the MAGA movement, not any of the people in this article.

What happened to:

“build the wall”
“lock her up”
“drain the swamp”
“Nationalism NOT Globalism”
“the false song of globalism”
“mass deportations”
“send them back”

Guess what? The same guys who proudly proclaimed themselves “Never Trumpers” in 2016 are currently his biggest cheerleaders as he abandons his promises to the American people but keeps them to foreign governments.

The former supporters who are unhappy with what he is doing is FAR more than 5%. It is nearly everyone I talk to.

[kaktuskid]

The same stategy as the Black Knight in the Monty python movie?

[faithhopecharity]

the article author made a mountain out of a molehill, at best. The only defection was Rand Paul (unfortunately that was very predictable of him and so hardly newsworthy).

And even through the fog of war, it is progressing remarkably well. The internet IS full of enemy and Quisling bullkrap and outright lies, including videos — a few of which are very well done. But try as they may, and Goebbels would be very proud of a few of them, they’re irrelevent. Because they haven’t raised a single valid point amidst all of their distortions and enemy propaganda. If and when they raise any valid issues — the American public will pay heed.

[SmokingJoe]

The Iran regime’s done.
In very quick time too.
Not quite sure who’s in charge right now.

[rktman]

So, dems are pro crime and pro iran. 😊👍

[Palmettojones]

I hope he is wrong.
Should have been done when I was a junior in HS

https://shorturl.at/tPDYu

[SmokingJoe]

“Trump shattered the MAGA movement,”

Nope.
Over 90% of MAGA support Trump in the Iran war.
MAGA is as strong as ever.

[nitzy]

If Republicans support him, then good for him. But if you support his war in Iran, you ain’t MAGA.

The person who said THIS was MAGA...

“The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE....” - Donald John Trump 10/9/19

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1181905659568283648

[Sam Gamgee]

Kuwait shooting down two American planes is not a good look.

[volare737]

Iran and the democrats are both on exactly the same team.

[dfwgator]

An independent Kurdistan is in the works.

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The Turks won’t like that.

[SmokingJoe]

“But if you support his war in Iran, you ain't MAGA”

Of course you are MAGA.
Iran has murdered more Americans than any other country in the last 20 years and the Iran government has consistently promised to kill even more Americans.
You can't sit idly by and watch a terrorist regime murder your citizens.
They actually sent an assassin to assassinate Trump.
Sadly for then the Trump government has just killed that assassin plus the Ayatollah who sent him out to kill Trump.

Its funny how you Democrats have constantly trashed MAGA but all of a sudden presume to tell us what MAGA is and what MAGA principles are.

[mass55th]

Good luck with that.