Commentary: Trump’s war on Iran robs U.S. of its moral authority
America’s power in the world comes not from its military might alone but from its moral authority.
(Arash Khamooshi | The New York Times) People mourn the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a rally in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, a day after he was killed in coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
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