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Nearly half a million credit cards used by various federal agencies and officials have been deactivated, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on April 15.
The organization, which was created by President Donald Trump via an executive order and is led by Elon Musk, wrote in a post on social media platform X that credit cards used by more than 30 agencies had been deactivated as part of its bid to reduce government spending.
“Credit Card Update! The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies. After 7 weeks, ~470k cards have been de-activated. As a reminder, at the start of the audit, there were ~4.6M active cards/accounts, so still more work to do,” the main X account associated with DOGE said in a post.
A breakdownof deactivated cards included ones used in the Office of Personnel Management, General Services Administration, Department of Labor, Small Business Association, Treasury Department, Commerce Department, Department of the Interior, Education Department, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Holocaust Memorial Museum, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, State Department, and many others.
In response to DOGE’s statement, Musk wrote on X on Wednesday that “twice as many credit cards are issued and active than the total number of government employees,” a figure that he described as “crazy.”
The latest figure is an increase from the 315,000 credit cards that DOGE said were deactivated in late March, according to a post at the time. In February, the task force initially announced that it had found 4.6 million cards and 90 million unique transactions amounting to around $40 billion in fiscal year 2024.
When it announced the figure in February, DOGE also released a breakdown of several agencies’ year-to-date spending, active accounts, and transaction amounts. For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs had the highest spending at more than $17.3 billion, while the Defense Department was No. 2 at more than $11.2 billion.
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security also each spent more than $1 billion via their credit card accounts, while smaller government agencies and organizations recorded more than $2.3 billion combined in spending.
Since its creation in January, DOGE has targeted different federal agencies to reduce what it calls fraud, waste, and abuse and to downsize the size and scope of the federal government.
But DOGE has faced legal ups and downs. Federal district judges have placed holds on its activities inside various agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the Education Department, and the Treasury Department, among others. Some judges have allowed the group to access government systems or have overturned lower court rulings that barred it from doing so.
This past week, a judge in New York partially lifted a ban that blocked DOGE staffers from using Treasury Department systems, allowing one official with the task force to gain access to the department’s Bureau of Fiscal Services. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 Democrat-led states that said DOGE’s efforts could lead to privacy and national security risks.
On April 15, an official with the State Department confirmed to The Epoch Times that a DOGE staffer is now the acting director of the agency’s Office of Foreign Assistance, which doles out foreign aid and works with USAID.
The Trump administration this week referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for possible criminal charges in connection with alleged mortgage fraud.
A criminal referral sent on April 14 by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte alleged that James, a Democrat who filed a civil case against President Donald Trump’s business, falsified business records in federally backed letters to obtain better home mortgages.
“Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms,” the letter from Pulte to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reads.
“This has potentially included 1) falsifying residence status for a Norfolk, Virginia-based home in order to secure a lower mortgage rate and 2) misrepresenting property descriptions to meet stringent requirements for government backed loans and government assistance.”
Pulte alleged that James had claimed she lived in Virginia to purchase a home in Norfolk while serving as the attorney general of New York state, where she must live to remain in her position. James allegedly co-signed a mortgage with her niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston, to jointly purchase a home in Norfolk. The terms of the mortgage required both to use the home as their primary residence starting on Oct. 30, 2023, for at least a year.
In another incident, Pulte accused James of not accurately representing a description of a piece of property that she owns in Brooklyn in order to meet the requirements for securing a federal loan.
“Ms. James, for both properties listed above, appears to have falsified records in order to meet certain lending requirements and receive favorable loan terms,” Pulte said in the letter.
Pulte’s letter also accused James and her father of signing mortgage documents in 1983, saying they “were husband and wife in order to secure a home mortgage,” adding that she again was listed as “husband and wife” in documents dated May 2000.
“While this was a long time ago, it raises serious concerns about the validity of Ms. James representations on mortgage applications,” the letter reads.
The Epoch Times contacted the New York Attorney General’s office for comment on Thursday and did not receive a response by publication time.
In response to the letter, a spokesperson for her office told media outlets this week that the criminal referral was an attempt to intimidate her.
James is currently “focused every single day on protecting New Yorkers, especially as this Administration weaponizes the federal government against the rule of law and the Constitution,” the spokesperson said. “She will not be intimidated by bullies—no matter who they are.”
In response to Pulte’s allegations, Bondi told Fox News on Wednesday that her office is now reviewing his letter.
“The most I’ve learned about the case, I just learned from you. I saw it on breaking news this morning. This case was sent to us by Bill Pulte,” she said. “No one in my office has read it yet. Of course, we'll be reviewing it. You just told me more than I knew about it so far.”
James has been criticized by Trump on numerous occasions after she filed a lawsuit against his Trump Organization for what she said was over-inflating the values of its properties to obtain better loan terms. A judge last year found that the company committed fraud and ordered it to pay a $454 million judgment, and the matter has been appealed
In September 2024, New York appeals court judges signaled in a hearing on the case that they might limit the judge’s decision. They questioned whether James’s office properly applied the law, with one judge saying that “there has to be some limitation on what the attorney general can do in interfering in these private transactions where people don’t claim harm.”
In a sleepy little town nestled between forest and lake, where the fog would kiss the rooftops every dawn, lived a girl who painted silence.
Her name was Liora. She wasn’t deaf, but she hadn’t spoken since she was twelve. People said the silence came after her father vanished into the woods one rainy November morning and never returned. She simply stopped using words, as if each syllable had drowned with him.
Liora expressed herself with brushes and colors instead. Every wall in her small cottage was a canvas. Silence became blue in her world, longing was violet, and hope was golden—rare, like sunlight during winter in that northern town.
Then came Elias.
He arrived on a Monday. People didn’t notice him at first. He rented the small cabin near the lake, the one nobody had stayed in since the old fisherman passed away. Elias had a quiet way of being—like snow falling gently in the dark. He carried a camera everywhere, but never shared his photos. He walked through town like someone chasing something they once dreamed of, but forgot the shape of.
They met at the grocery store, aisle four, in front of the tea section. Liora reached for a box of chamomile the same moment Elias did. Their hands brushed. She looked at him, startled—not because he was handsome, though he was in a kind, weary sort of way—but because his eyes weren’t startled at all. He smiled as if he already knew her.
“Take it,” he said softly.
She didn’t speak. She only shook her head and pushed the box gently toward him.
“Then we share it,” he said.
And that was how their story began—over a box of tea and a shared silence.
Liora didn’t usually allow people into her world. But Elias wasn’t like others. He didn’t ask her why she didn’t speak. He didn’t try to fix her. He simply showed up. At her doorstep with two mugs of tea. At the edge of the woods with his camera while she painted wildflowers. On the bridge that crossed the river, where he stood beside her as she dropped small stones into the current.
She began to paint differently after meeting him.
Before, her canvases had been full of longing and sorrow. After Elias, new shades emerged. Warm oranges. Curious greens. A sort of wild pink that had no name but made her chest ache in the best way.
He told her stories.
About the places he’d been—India, Iceland, Morocco. About the people he met. He talked about light. How it behaved differently in every corner of the world. How silence felt different, too. “Here, it’s soft,” he said once. “Like a lullaby.”
Liora started leaving notes for him. Small ones. Folded carefully and slipped into his coat pocket or placed under his mug. Just a sentence or two.
“You carry light in your eyes.”
“Do you ever dream in color?”
“What are you running from?”
He never answered directly. But his eyes always did. They flickered with a thousand thoughts he never said aloud.
One night, during the early snow, he took her hand and led her to the lake. The moon was so bright it turned everything silver.
“I want to show you something,” he said.
He took out his camera and clicked a photo of her standing by the frozen lake, her red scarf blowing in the wind. Then he handed the camera to her.
“Now you.”
She hesitated. Then lifted the camera and captured him—smiling, eyes crinkled, alive in a way that made her chest flutter.
They sat on the bench after that, watching their breath disappear into the cold.
“I wasn’t always like this,” he said, eyes on the stars. “I used to be loud. I used to write music. But then… life happened. People leave. Love dies. Sound becomes noise.”
She reached out, gently touched his hand.
He looked at her.
“You make it quiet again,” he whispered.
And then, she leaned in. Kissed him. Just once. But it said everything.
Winter wrapped the town in ice, but between Liora and Elias, warmth bloomed. They made a ritual of watching the sunrise. He’d make tea. She’d bring her sketchbook. Some mornings, he read to her—poetry, mostly. And when he wasn’t watching, she’d sketch him. She filled pages with his face. His profile. His hands. The way he smiled when she caught him looking at her.
He never asked her to speak.
Until the day he told her he was leaving.
“It’s just for a while,” he said. “My mother’s ill. She’s in Lisbon. I have to go.”
She nodded. Tried to smile.
“I’ll be back,” he added.
She didn’t cry. Just handed him a folded note before he boarded the train.
“The world is quiet without you. But so am I.”
The days stretched after he left. She still painted, but the colors faded. Letters arrived every week. Long ones, full of stories. He told her about the sea in Lisbon, how it roared like a lion and whispered like her laugh. He sent photos—sunsets, street musicians, reflections of himself in puddles.
Months passed. Then silence.
No letters. No photos.
Nothing.
Liora waited. The snow melted. Spring arrived. Then summer. The town bloomed, but her heart wilted.
People asked if she was okay. She’d just nod and keep walking.
Then, one rainy day in late August, she walked past the little cabin near the lake.
And he was there.
Standing by the door, soaked, thinner, but still Elias.
She dropped everything and ran.
He caught her, held her like she was made of something sacred.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered. “I didn’t mean to disappear. My mother… she passed. I couldn’t write. I couldn’t breathe.”
She shook her head. Forgiveness was already flowing through her tears.
“I missed you,” he said. “So much it hurt.”
And then, for the first time in years, Liora spoke.
Three small words.
Clear. Soft. Like wind through the trees.
“I love you.”
He froze.
Then he laughed. Cried.
“Say it again,” he begged.
She did.
Over and over.
As if reclaiming every lost word she’d swallowed all those years.
They married the following spring, under the cherry tree behind her cottage. Just the two of them and the blossoms. She wore a dress the color of clouds. He wore a grin brighter than the sun.
Together, they painted and photographed their love across the seasons. He built her a studio. She made him an album of all the sketches she ever made of him.
They grew old in that town. Still walking to the lake. Still sipping tea. Still saying “I love you” like a prayer.
And even when his hair turned silver and her hands began to shake, they never forgot how silence had brought them together.
The Trump administration has faced legal challenges in its policies aimed at dealing with illegal immigrants.
On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of two alleged TdA gang members as part of a lawsuit filed on April 12.
The individuals were flagged for removal under a March 15 proclamation by Trump that invoked the Alien Enemies Act. The duo had entered the United States illegally and are being held in an ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado.
The lawsuit, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and argued that the illegal immigrants were denied due process.
In a previous case related to pursuing the Alien Enemies Act to remove noncitizens from the United States, according to the complaint, the Supreme Court asked the government to provide a notice “within a reasonable time.”
“To date, the government has not indicated the type of notice they intend to provide or how much time they will give individuals before seeking to remove them” under the Alien Enemies Act, the lawsuit said.
“However, in a hearing in the Southern District of Texas on Friday, April 11, the government said they had not ruled out the possibility that individuals will receive no more than 24 hours’ notice; the government did not say whether it was considering providing even less than 24 hours.”
Last month, a group of Democratic lawmakers criticized Trump’s invocation of the Act to target illegal immigrants who are alleged or confirmed foreign gang members, alleging that deploying the “archaic wartime law—not used since World War II—for immigration enforcement is yet another unlawful and brazen power grab.”
In the March 15 proclamation, Trump stated that TdA gang members are an invading force that must be deported from the country quickly to protect American citizens.
“TdA has engaged in and continues to engage in mass illegal migration to the United States to further its objectives of harming United States citizens, undermining public safety, and supporting the Maduro regime’s goal of destabilizing democratic nations in the Americas, including the United States,” the proclamation says, referring to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Agencies under the Trump administration have also moved to halt illegal immigration into the United States.
For instance, on March 25, the Department of Homeland Security formally ended programs created in 2022 and 2023 that allowed roughly half a million citizens from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua to request entry into the United States together with their families.
“These programs do not serve a significant public benefit, are not necessary to reduce levels of illegal immigration, did not sufficiently mitigate the domestic effects of illegal immigration, are not serving their intended purposes, and are inconsistent with the administration’s foreign policy goals,” the agency stated in a March 25
U.S. attorneys from southwestern border districts this past week continued the crackdown on illegal immigration under the Trump administration.
“The U.S. Attorneys for Arizona, Central California, Southern California, New Mexico, Southern Texas, and Western Texas charged more than 1,020 defendants with criminal violations of U.S. immigration laws,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an April 14.
The Southern District of Texas filed 229 cases related to border security issues, which include 80 individuals facing “allegations of illegally reentering the country, with the majority having felony convictions such as narcotics, firearms or sexual offenses, or prior immigration crimes.”
In the District of Arizona, 261 illegal immigrants faced immigration-related criminal charges, with 103 facing illegal reentry charges. Fourteen cases were filed against 18 people alleged to have smuggled illegal immigrants into the region.
A total of 116 border-related cases were filed against illegal immigrants in the Southern District of California, with charges including “transportation of illegal aliens, bringing in aliens for financial gain, receipt of bribes by public officials, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.”
The Western District of Texas filed 295 cases related to immigration and immigration-related criminal matters.
In late February, law enforcement arrested 68 members of the notorious gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Originating in Venezuela, the gang has been designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department.
Earlier this month, ICE announced the arrest of 133 individuals in New York during an operation focusing on “criminal illegal alien offenders and other immigration violators.” Twenty of those arrested had prior criminal convictions or charges, including three who were convicted of homicide.
During the first 50 days of the Trump administration, ICE arrested 32,809 illegal immigrants, including 14,111 convicted criminals, with 9,980 carrying pending charges against them. The 32,809 arrests almost equaled the total arrests made during all of fiscal year 2024.
The recent arrests of over 1,020 illegals by southwestern border districts were made as part of Operation Take Back America, a “nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from perpetrators of violent crime,” according to the Justice Department.
It began with a letter — yellowed at the edges and sealed with wax, slipped beneath the creaky door of Evelyn’s antique bookstore in Northern Maine. The handwriting was elegant, old-fashioned. It read:
Dearest Evelyn Gray, I believe you hold a map in your possession — one that belonged to your late grandfather. If so, meet me at the Crimson Lake Inn at dusk this Friday. There is something beneath the water. Something that must never wake. Yours in urgency,
L.
Evelyn hadn’t touched the old map in years. She’d found it in a false drawer of her grandfather’s desk, drawn in faded ink with strange symbols along its borders — and an "X" at the center of Crimson Lake, which, despite its name, was no more than a black pit surrounded by thick woods and whispered legends.
She should’ve burned it. But instead, Evelyn packed a satchel, tucked the map inside a leather case, and set off to the lake.
The inn was crooked and forgotten, much like the town itself. And sitting in the lounge, where time seemed to hang in thick cobwebs and peeling wallpaper, was a man with storm-grey eyes and a scar that ran from temple to jaw.
“You came,” he said, standing up.
“And you are?” she asked, heart already beating faster than she’d like.
“Lorien,” he said. “I was your grandfather’s companion once. And I think we may be the last ones alive who know what he tried to bury.”
Evelyn narrowed her eyes. “You said something beneath the lake. What is it?”
Lorien looked out the fogged window, toward the shadowed lake that glistened like oil in the moonlight.
“A god,” he whispered. “Or the memory of one. And it dreams in hunger.”
They rowed at dawn.
Mist clung to the water like a veil, hiding everything but the soft sound of paddles cutting through the stillness. Evelyn unfolded the map. The "X" pulsed in her mind like a heartbeat.
“I shouldn’t be here,” she said.
“No one should,” Lorien replied. “But if we don’t ensure it stays buried, it’ll rise. It always tries, once every seventy-seven years. And your bloodline, Evelyn... your family were its keepers.”
As they reached the center of the lake, the water darkened further, as if it swallowed the light. Lorien threw a rusted anchor down. A chain of bones was wrapped around it.
Then they dove.
The descent was a blur of pressure and shadows. They wore archaic diving suits from Lorien’s pack, enchanted with glyphs she didn’t understand.
At the bottom was a stone altar, cracked and ancient. Around it, stone figures with hollow eyes and open mouths — screaming in eternal silence.
Evelyn felt something stir behind her eyes. A voice. A song.
Evelyn…
She staggered back, clutching her head. Lorien pulled her away just as the altar began to glow with a sickly crimson light.
“We’re too late!” he yelled, bubbles rising. “It’s waking!”
But then Evelyn did something strange — she reached out to the altar.
And it responded to her touch like a lover’s sigh.
They surfaced, gasping. The sky had turned a bruised violet. Time had shifted. It was no longer morning.
“You touched it,” Lorien said, terrified. “Why?”
Evelyn blinked, dazed. “It was calling to me. It sounded like... my grandfather.”
Lorien’s face hardened. “That wasn’t him. It mimics. It lures.”
But Evelyn was already hearing it again, inside her mind.
You are mine, Evelyn Gray. As your mother was. And hers before. You are my anchor to the waking world.
The trees around them bent, unnatural. And in the distance, something began crawling from the lake — a figure shaped like a man but made of shadow and dripping grief.
They ran to the chapel ruins on the lake’s north edge — a place her grandfather once sealed with holy iron.
Inside, Lorien drew salt circles, chanted in a forgotten tongue.
Evelyn stood at the doorway, watching the figure approach. She should’ve been horrified.
But she wasn’t.
She felt… drawn to it.
It stopped just outside the threshold. The creature knelt.
“You have returned,” it said in a voice of many — men, women, children — all layered. “Come with me, Evelyn. I am the hollow, and I am your love.”
Evelyn’s heart ached. Her memories twisted. She saw visions of herself in past lives, walking with this being, in different eras — always drawn to it, always doomed.
“It’s not real,” Lorien said behind her. “It’s a parasite. A god of longing and illusion. That’s how it binds its chosen — with love.”
“But what if that love is real?” Evelyn whispered.
Lorien tried to bind the entity with silver chains from his satchel. But Evelyn stopped him.
“I need to know,” she said. “I need to remember.”
“Evelyn, don’t—!”
But she stepped over the threshold.
The creature embraced her, and in that moment, she saw it — the truth.
It had loved her. Across centuries, it had taken mortal forms to find her. And when her ancestors betrayed it, binding it beneath the lake, it wept.
It was a god of love once, before sorrow corrupted it.
“I never meant to be a monster,” it whispered. “Only to be loved.”
Evelyn kissed its forehead.
And she chose.
Lorien screamed, drawing a blade of starlight. But Evelyn raised her hand.
“No,” she said. “It doesn’t deserve to be caged again.”
The entity — whose name was lost to time — looked at her with ancient, broken eyes.
“I can’t stay here,” it said. “Not in this form. Not in this world.”
“Then take me with you,” Evelyn said softly.
Lorien stepped back in horror. “Evelyn, don’t! You’ll vanish. You’ll die!”
She smiled at him sadly. “I’d rather die loving something true than live half-awake.”
The entity opened a gate — a rift of stars and water. Evelyn turned one last time, tears streaming down.
“Thank you for protecting me, Lorien.”
Then she was gone.
The lake was calm again. Lorien stayed at the inn for another year, alone. Some nights, he saw a woman walking on the water’s surface. Other times, he dreamed of Evelyn — not as she was, but radiant, in a world beyond, holding the hand of a shadow turned to light.
The Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed in 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany). It was intended to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. In 2018, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, re-imposing harsh sanctions on Iran. Since then, efforts—especially under the Biden administration—to revive the deal have seen numerous highs and lows.
If Iran denies the latest American offer to re-enter or renegotiate the JCPOA or a similar framework, it signals a major turning point. This article explores the American strategic roadmap in response to such a denial, breaking it down into political, economic, military, and diplomatic dimensions.
Chapter 1: Understanding the Rejection
Iran's denial of a nuclear offer could stem from a variety of reasons:
Distrust of U.S. commitments due to the 2018 withdrawal.
Domestic political pressure from hardliners.
Strategic leverage—delaying to extract more favorable terms.
Shifts in global alliances, including stronger ties with Russia or China.
Whatever the reason, the rejection would push the U.S. to reassess its foreign policy not just toward Iran but across the broader Middle East.
Chapter 2: Diplomatic Front – Tightening the Pressure
If negotiations collapse, Washington is likely to immediately pivot toward multilateral diplomatic pressure.
a. Reviving the Coalition
The Biden administration would likely work with European allies (France, Germany, UK) to re-establish a united front. This unity is essential in pressuring Iran through:
Joint statements.
Coordinated sanctions.
Diplomatic isolation.
b. UN and IAEA Involvement
The U.S. might push the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to issue tougher inspections and reports. Any evidence of violations by Iran could be presented to the UN Security Council, although vetoes from Russia and China may limit action.
c. Leveraging Middle Powers
Countries like India, Japan, and South Korea, which have traditionally purchased Iranian oil, could be persuaded to limit ties, especially through economic inducements or security assurances.
Chapter 3: Sanctions – Economic Warfare Reloaded
If Iran refuses to return to the deal, the U.S. would likely tighten economic sanctions, hoping to force Tehran back to the table.
a. Oil Exports Clampdown
Iran’s lifeblood is oil. The U.S. could target:
Tankers and intermediaries: Sanctioning shipping firms and third-party buyers.
China's purchases: Pressuring Chinese refineries and banks to cut or restrict Iranian oil intake.
b. Financial Sector Isolation
Reimposing SWIFT bans, targeting the Central Bank of Iran, and expanding sanctions on front companies would further choke the Iranian economy.
c. Secondary Sanctions
This tool forces non-American companies to choose between doing business with Iran or the U.S. These are extremely powerful and often compel foreign firms to comply with U.S. restrictions.
Chapter 4: Cyber Operations – The Digital Front
Another subtle yet impactful response would be covert or overt cyber operations against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
a. Stuxnet 2.0?
The original Stuxnet virus (discovered in 2010) severely damaged Iran’s centrifuges. U.S. and Israeli cyber capabilities could be used again to sabotage enrichment facilities like Natanz or Fordow.
Cyberwarfare allows the U.S. to damage Iran's capabilities without full-blown military confrontation.
Chapter 5: Military Posturing – The Sword in the Shadow
Though a full-scale war is unlikely, the U.S. could use its military to signal strength and deter Iranian adventurism.
a. Naval Presence
Deploying additional aircraft carriers and destroyers to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
Conducting joint drills with regional allies like Israel, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
b. Air Power and Bases
The U.S. maintains bases in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Increasing air patrols, bomber flyovers, and high-altitude surveillance could all escalate pressure.
c. Precision Strikes as a Last Resort
If Iran crosses a red line (e.g., enriching uranium past weapons-grade or moving toward weaponization), limited precision strikes against nuclear sites could be considered—though this risks all-out war.
Chapter 6: Strategic Messaging and Public Diplomacy
Washington would also seek to shape the global narrative, painting Iran as the aggressor or the party unwilling to negotiate.
a. Media Campaigns
Engaging international media to highlight Iran’s refusal and nuclear escalation.
Broadcasting through Farsi-language media targeting Iranian citizens.
b. Support for Iranian Civil Society
Boosting support for:
Dissident voices.
Human rights groups.
Student and women-led movements (like those after Mahsa Amini’s death).
This aims to increase internal pressure on the regime from within.
Chapter 7: Coordinating with Regional Allies
The U.S. will work closely with Israel and Gulf states, who view a nuclear Iran as an existential threat.
a. Israeli Coordination
Sharing intelligence on Iran’s nuclear progress.
Supporting Israeli covert ops, such as assassinations of nuclear scientists (as in the case of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh).
b. Arab Gulf States
Offering missile defense systems.
Increasing arms sales.
Strengthening the Abraham Accords framework to unify Arab-Israeli concerns about Iran.
Chapter 8: Engaging China and Russia – The Real Test
With increasing ties between Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing, the U.S. would face a steep challenge in keeping Iran isolated.
a. Sanctions Diplomacy
Engaging China through backdoor diplomacy and trade negotiations to reduce oil purchases or financial links with Iran.
b. Cold War Tactics
The U.S. might pursue containment-style strategies to counter Iran-Russia-China cooperation—possibly through new regional alliances or Indo-Pacific pacts.
Chapter 9: The Risk of Escalation – Walking the Tightrope
A firm American response must also weigh the danger of regional war.
a. Houthi and Hezbollah Proxies
Iran may respond through its proxies, escalating:
Missile attacks on Saudi or UAE targets.
Hezbollah aggression on Israel’s northern border.
Houthi drone attacks on U.S. bases or ships.
b. Iraq and Syria Flashpoints
U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria may face increased attacks from Iranian-backed militias.
To prepare, the U.S. might:
Fortify its bases.
Preemptively strike known militia positions.
Increase regional intelligence gathering.
Chapter 10: The Path Forward – Containment, Deterrence, or a New Deal?
Despite the failure of a renewed JCPOA, some analysts argue that a new framework may still emerge over time—just not under the old structure.
a. “Less for Less” Deals
Instead of a full return to JCPOA, a smaller-scale agreement could be explored:
Iran freezes enrichment at a certain level.
U.S. eases some sanctions or unfreezes limited assets.
b. Track Two Diplomacy
Unofficial negotiations via think tanks, former diplomats, or academic intermediaries may keep lines of communication alive.
c. Strategic Patience
Ultimately, the U.S. may adopt a policy of “containment and deterrence,” similar to its Cold War approach with the Soviet Union—recognizing that a complete deal may not be possible in the near term.
Conclusion
Iran's refusal of a nuclear offer would mark a critical juncture in U.S. foreign policy. It signals not just a breakdown in diplomacy but potentially a return to confrontation, covert warfare, and strategic containment. America’s next steps would span multiple fronts: sanctions, military posturing, cyber sabotage, regional alliances, and public diplomacy—all designed to exert pressure without sparking open conflict.
Yet the situation remains fluid. History has shown that even the coldest diplomatic winters can thaw. Whether through force, pressure, or dialogue, Washington will continue to seek a path that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon—because in the high-stakes chessboard of the Middle East, one wrong move could change the game forever.
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