Big Mouth, Empty Hands: Iran Defies US While Choking on Sanctions

Big Mouth, Empty Hands: Iran Defies US While Choking on Sanctions By Ward Clark | 1:50 PM on April 30, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File Iran has a long history (since 1979, really) of having its mouth write checks its fourth point of contact can't cash. Never has that been more egregious than now, when Operation Epic Fury has crushed their army and air force and reduced their navy to a series of fish habitats. On Thursday, this tendency of Iran was on display yet again, as a statement purporting to be from the new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was read on state television.

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