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Mr. Vice-President,
Please allow me to present a different perspective.
The problem was not the Iran War. It was the cease fire.
If you start a war, you need to win it and finish it – otherwise don’t start it.
This war should have been over six months ago, with the Strait of Hormuz wide open and oil flowing. The second and third tiers of Iranian leadership should have been destroyed, and we should have supported the pro-western forces who could have taken leadership. We stood on the brink of a new, more peaceful Middle East - and then we blinked. We had a chance not only to deny Iran nuclear weapons, but to get rid of the world’s biggest supporter of terrorism.
Instead, we had a cease fire, which was followed by months of will we or won’t we finish the job. Every day was a different message. There still is. Is the war over? Is it about to begin? No one knows. There is confusion and inconsistency.
In June 2025, America was not involved. This was an Israel vs Iran issue.
No one forced the United States to attack Iran then, or in February of 2026. It was a decision made by President Trump. In my opinion, it was the right decision.
Once the decision was made, we should not have stopped until the regime fell. But instead, you negotiated a cease fire that didn’t last, didn’t work and left us in no man’s land, with higher prices and our troops still deployed.
Our troops could have been home, the Navy returned to its bases, a peaceful regime in place , new alliances forged, and gas prices below $3.00 a gallon.
No, Mr. Vice President. It’s not the war. It’s the so-called cease fire.
One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.
So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."
Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.
There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.
But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.
Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:
1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel
Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)
In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.
The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.
If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.
But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.
I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.
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بعد از هر کشتار دو بار باید جنازه عزیزانمونو از گروگان در بیاریم. بار اول برای خاکسپاری با شرایط امنیتی و دفعه دوم وقتی فاندبگیرها میخوان به زور از عزیزمون کسب اعتبار کنن. تلخکام شدین چون ابرروایت دروغتون دچار شکست شده و نتونستید نام عزیزانمون رو به باند خودتون وصل کنید.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
Trump didn’t lose the Mid Terms because he started the war with Iran. He lost because he didn’t FINISH IT.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
از دیدار دوباره با دیوید مکآلیستر، رئیس کمیسیون امور خارجه پارلمان اروپا، خرسند شدم.
از تعهد عمیق او به ملت ایران و حمایتاش از آزادی و دموکراسی قدردانی میکنم. در این دیدار، درباره مجموعهای از اقدامات عملی اتحادیه اروپا، از تشدید تحریمها تا حمایت از دسترسی ایرانیان به اینترنت، گفتوگو کردیم.
دیوید، دوست واقعی ملت ایران و آرمان آزادیخواهانه ماست.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
یه جوری از جسارت ترانه برا حضور در مراسم پدرش میبافن که هر کی ندونه فکر میکنه عزیزش رو جمهوریاسلامی با شلیک گلوله کشته و بالای مزارش ضد رژیم چنین شکوهی به نمایش گذاشته!
دیگه یه سرود جمهوریاسلامی و چارتا آیه قرآن که این صحبتا رو نداره! :)
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
As I arrive in Brussels, the capital of Europe, to meet with its leaders, the criminal regime in Iran has murdered two more protesters from the January 8 and 9 protests. Amir Hossein Ebrahimi and Amir Hossein Maleki were put to death this morning, killed by the Islamic Republic, for the crime of wanting to be free.
I am in Brussels with a clear message: the era of appeasement must end. Appeasement means more dead, innocent Iranians. Now is the time for moral courage and strategic clarity. Now is time to help the Iranian people end this reign of terror.
Reza Pahlavi
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Update:
Today, the number of published submissions reached 22 — numbered 1 to 24, with 15 and 16 missing (?)
The number of MEK/NCRI-aligned submissions accusing anti-regime Iranian-Australians of “transnational repression” (!) has increased from four to five.
@DrJessCollins, @SenRaffCiccone — Thank you for publishing two submissions from other Iranian-Australian groups. Please publish all Iranian-Australian submissions so the inquiry reflects the full community.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
A coordinated mass-reporting campaign backed by the Islamist regime in Iran has been targeting Iran-based, anti-regime, pro-Pahlavi accounts on X, leading to their suspension.
Many of these accounts are eventually restored, sometimes after days or even months, because the reports against them are baseless. But the damage is already done. Suspensions, especially repeated ones, can completely derail an account’s growth, reach, and ability to communicate.
This is a deliberate, coordinated attempt by the regime to manipulate and control the Iran narrative on X.
It is essential that @X and @Support investigate this abuse and take action against accounts engaged in systematic, meritless mass reporting of dissidents.
This is particularly urgent for dissidents inside Iran. They are risking their lives to tell the world what is happening in their country. They should not also have to fight coordinated efforts by the regime to silence them on X.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
اونموقع که تو رستوان میکونوس با آدمکشان جا به صرف ایرانستان چلوکباب میخوردید،تو اسلو با ماموران رژیم به صرف کوuردستان قهوه مینوشیدید،از پراگ تا لندن تو سفارت آدمکشان به روحانی رأی میدادید،تو تهران له له صندوق رأی مگس پران میزدید،#شاهزاده در حمايت از زندانیان تحصن و اعتراض میکرد.
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به شه ملک و ملت بود پایدار. فرخنده زادروزت خجسته باد ای امید ایران و ایرانی.
#جاويدشاه #رضاشاه_دوم #پهلوی_خواهم #شاه_رضا_پهلوی
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
With Starlink driving the final nail in the coffin of Iran’s state censorship, @jamiemfly and Jennifer Brody highlight how the regime’s grip on cyberspace is breaking.
To support the Iranian people, democratic nations must immediately invest in direct-to-cell technology, fund satellite access to lower costs, and ensure user security against surveillance. Access to information is a vital lifeline, and the world must stand with the people of Iran.
Read more:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
I strongly condemn Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement regarding Iran’s three islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb.
By endorsing the UAE’s territorial claims and referring to Iran’s presence on these islands as an “occupation,” Canada has taken an unacceptable position that disregards Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Canada should know better than to compromise the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity for the sake of economic and political partnerships.
The three islands are an inseparable part of Iran. Iran’s territorial integrity is not negotiable.
Iman Vaez
First secretary of Iranmadari Global Network
@MarkJCarney @CanadianPM
pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/…
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
هفتم آبان، روز بزرگداشت کوروش بزرگ، روز پاسداشت شکوه ایران و ارزشهای دیرپای آزادی، رواداری و دادگری است که ملت ما در گذر سدهها آنها را زنده داشته است.
نام و کارنامه کوروش برای ما تنها یادآور شکوه گذشته نیست بلکه صخرهای استوار و سکوی پرشی است برای دستیابی به آیندهای بهتر، آیندهای که به گواهی تاریخ پرشکوهمان سزاوار آنیم.
بر اساس همین بیداری ملی و بازشناسی هویت تاریخی بود که دهها هزار ایرانی میهنپرست، ده سال پیش در روز کوروش در پاسارگاد گرد هم آمدند و نقطه عطفی را در مبارزه برای بازپسگیری ایران رقم زدند، و پایههای انقلاب ملی شیروخورشید را با خواست رهایی ایران از چنگال ضحاک زمانه بنا نهادند.
ملت ایران، وارث کوروش بزرگ، در برابر استبداد سر فرود نخواهد آورد و میهن خود را آزاد، آباد و سربلند از نو خواهد ساخت.
روز کوروش بزرگ خجسته باد.
پاینده ایران
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
.@MariaCorinaYA, welcome home.
Your return to your homeland must fill you with joy as it inspires Venezuelans and all those fighting for democracy around the world.
The people of Iran stand with the people of Venezuela. When our nations are free, we will be steadfast friends.
Rumpelstiltskin retweeted
Araghchi talks about the Trump administration like an old friend who has been pushed aside by a newcomer and is trying to warn his old buddy.
The Trump administration killed the supreme leader and dozens of top military, security, and political officials of the regime he represents. Talking as if they are old pals makes him look like a clown.
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Thank you, Minister @FranckenTheo, for the invitation to speak at the Royal Military Academy. Given Belgium’s important role in Europe and NATO I look forward to our meeting to discuss the security threat from the Islamic Republic to Europe, Ukraine and the Middle East region.
From terrorism on European soil, including the recent RAF Fairford Incident, to cybersecurity threats, providing drones to Russia in Ukraine, long-range ballistic missiles, and the nuclear weapons program, the Islamic Republic remains a serious state security threat to Europe and beyond. I will address these critical security challenges in my speech at the Academy.
It is with great honour that I can announce Prince Reza Pahlavi will be giving a lecture about the Middle East at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium on Friday 6th of November 2026. I will receive the Prince at our Academy for a breakfast meeting.
This high level event will provide the military university of the Belgian Defense with profound insights into the region's complex geopolitical landscape.
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For a douchebag who is alive only because the CIA decreed it, after he begged them to invest in him as a “Hezbollahi Delcy”, this much daily huffing and puffing is a bit much.
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نزدیک به نیم قرن است که ایرانیان آمریکا با نقشآفرینی در حوزههای تجارت، پزشکی، علم و آموزش، به پیشرفت و تقویت این کشور کمک کردهاند.
امروز از هممیهنان ایرانیام در آمریکا و از هر آمریکایی که برای آزادی، صلح، ثبات و امنیت اقتصادی ارزش قائل است، میخواهم در انتخابات ماه نوامبر، با حضور پای صندوقهای رای صدای خود را به گوش برسانند و هنگام رای دادن، آزادی ایران را به عنوان یک موضوع اصلی مد نظر قرار دهند.
زیرا ایران آزاد به سود همه است.
به سود مردم ایران است، مردمی که شایستهاند با کرامت زندگی کنند، آزادانه سخن بگویند و رهبران خود را بیهراس انتخاب کنند.
به سود جهان است، چرا که برای بیش از چهار دهه، جمهوری اسلامی شبهنظامیان را مسلح و تروریسم را تأمین مالی کرده و کشورهای همسایه را بیثبات ساخته است. اقدامات این رژیم، جان انسانهای بیگناه بیشماری را گرفته و خشونت، هرجومرج و ناامنی را در سراسر خاورمیانه، اروپا و فراتر از آن گسترش داده است.
ایران آزاد همچنین به سود مردم آمریکا است. امروز، اخلالگریهای جمهوری اسلامی در تنگه هرمز، فشار اقتصادی را تا پمپبنزینها و فروشگاههای مواد غذایی آمریکا رسانده است. ایران آزاد به معنای مسیرهای کشتیرانی امن و باز، بازارهای انرژی باثباتتر و ملتی ۹۰ میلیونی است که بهجای تهدید آمریکا، آماده تجارت و همکاری با آن خواهد بود. با رژیمی که رهبرانش شعار «مرگ بر آمریکا» سر میدهند، صلح و ثبات پایدار ممکن نیست.
به همین دلیل، از شما میخواهم رای بدهید و خانواده و دوستان خود را نیز به این کار تشویق کنید. از هر نامزد، چه جمهوریخواه و چه دموکرات، بپرسید آیا درک میکند که مشکل، خودِ رژیم جمهوری اسلامی است.
هنگام رای دادن، در نظر بگیرید که هر نامزد در کدام سو ایستاده است: در کنار مردم ایران یا در کنار سرکوبگران آنان.
جمهوری اسلامی راهحل این بحران نیست، خود، ریشه بحران است. تنها راهحل پایدار، از بین بردن این ریشه، یعنی خودِ رژیم است.
رضا پهلوی
For nearly half a century, Iranian Americans have helped build and strengthen this country through their contributions to business, medicine, science, and education.
Today, I call on my fellow Iranians in America, and on every American who values freedom, peace, stability, and economic security, to make your voices heard at the ballot box this November, and to consider the freedom of Iran as an important issue when casting your vote.
Because a free Iran is better for everyone.
It is better for the people of Iran, who deserve to live with dignity, speak freely, and choose their own leaders without fear.
It is better for the world. For more than four decades, the Islamic Republic has armed militias, financed terrorism, and destabilized its neighbors. Its actions have claimed countless innocent lives and spread violence, chaos, and insecurity across the Middle East, Europe, and beyond.
And it is better for the American people. Today, the Islamic Republic’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz is driving economic pressure all the way to American gas pumps and grocery stores. A free Iran means secure and open shipping lanes, more stable energy markets, and a nation of 90 million people ready to trade and cooperate with America instead of threatening it. There can be no lasting peace or stability with a regime whose leaders chant “Death to America.”
That is why I urge you to vote and to encourage your family and friends to do the same. Ask every candidate, Republican or Democrat, whether they understand that the problem is the regime itself.
As you cast your vote, consider where each candidate stands: with the Iranian people or with those who oppress them.
The Islamic Republic is not the solution to the crisis. It is the root of the crisis. And the only lasting solution is to remove that root, the regime itself.
Reza Pahlavi































