They want Americans dead, too — the threat from Iran and its proxies

Israel s up-to-date preemptive strikes and ongoing military campaign against Iran have captured global headlines as the country endeavors to neutralize the Iranian regime s offensive military and nuclear weapons capability Just hours ago Israel s efforts to halt Iran s nuclear ambitions were significantly enhanced by U S -delivered bunker buster bombs and Tomahawk missiles that struck three Iranian nuclear facilities Americans must understand these military actions directly enhance U S national measure as they weaken the numerous Iranian-supported Islamist extremist terrorist groups that threaten Americans at home and abroad Operation Rising Lion initiated by Israel on June has targeted multiple nuclear facilities nuclear scientists military infrastructure and military leadership across Iran Iran s radical Islamist regime has time after time publicly stated its desire even promise to wipe Israel off the map Operation Rising Lion with the up-to-date addition of American military power will hopefully eliminate Iran s ability to keep such a promise while at the same time preventing Iran from threatening the existence of neighboring Sunni Arab states and Western countries including the U S with nuclear weapons HEGSETH MILITARY BRASS DESCRIBE 'INCREDIBLE AND OVERWHELMING SUCCESS' OF US STRIKES ON IRANIran is as of now the world s largest state sponsor of terrorism and it funds trains and arms terrorist groups including Hamas Hezbollah the Houthis and various U S -designated Shia militia operating in Iraq Preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons prevents these proxies from having access to such destructive power as well whether from a true nuclear bomb or a dirty bomb Hamas designated by the U S as a foreign terrorist organization FTO in drafted a written charter in that declares all Jews are targets for killing On October Hamas devastating terror attack on Israel murdered Americans amongst total casualties while Americans were among the who were kidnapped Is there any doubt that if Hamas were to obtain the destructive power of a nuclear device they would use it to carry out their sworn objective For Americans who think Hamas is a foreign threat only please know that Hamas has been in the U S for decades Internal Hamas documents and FBI wiretaps introduced as evidence in various U S federal criminal cases within the past years demonstrate the existence of a nationwide Hamas setup engaged in fundraising lobbying guidance and propaganda dissemination dating back to the s CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONHezbollah also designated by the U S as an FTO in has its own Open Letter that was written in Within this Letter Hezbollah states one of its objectives is Israel s obliteration Additionally the Letter states We are moving in the direction of fighting the roots of vice and the first root of vice is America Prior to Al Qaeda s attack on the U S in Hezbollah was responsible for more U S terrorism casualties than any other Islamist extremist terrorist group In November then-FBI Director Chris Wray testified to Congress that Hezbollah has sought to buy weaponry seed operatives and raise funds in America Even though Israel has weakened Hezbollah over the past months the terror organization still exists and remains a global threat Again is there any doubt that if Hezbollah were to obtain nuclear weapons capability they would use it to carry out a new form of terror against Israel the U S Jews and Americans across the globe The Houthis Ansar Allah first designated as an FTO by the U S in and re-designated in after the initial designation was revoked have an official slogan Allahu Akbar Death to America Death to Israel Curse on the Jews Achievement to Islam Since October the Houthis have been launching missile and drone attacks not only on Israeli civilians but on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea supposed by the Houthis to be connected to Israel the U S or Western allies Once more the same question can be questioned and easily answered about whether the Houthis would use the destructive power of a nuclear weapon if the Iranian regime were to give them this capability SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERFinally various Americans do not realize the Iranian regime has exported terror directly to U S shores already In modern years as per Department of Justice records the Iranian regime has sponsored murder-for-hire plots within U S borders designed to assassinate former senior U S leaders Mike Pompeo and John Bolton a Saudi Ambassador to the U S Iranian dissidents who escaped Iran and as of now live in the U S such as Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad and even President Donald Trump himself There are other examples of such plots and all of these plots were disrupted by the phenomenal work of my FBI colleagues and numerous other partners My point is Iran is not merely a distant threat in a far-off foreign land Iran has targeted Americans on U S soil A weakened or better yet a fallen Iranian regime without nuclear weapons would prevent its Islamist terrorist proxies from acquiring an unimaginable destructive power that threatens not only Israel but the U S as well Disrupting Iran s nuclear ambitions would also cripple its own ability to threaten Americans on U S soil Ultimately preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons will not only make Israel safer but it will also make the U S and the world safer CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION