{"id":688,"date":"2026-06-27T04:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:12:24","slug":"ben-shapiro-reacts-trump-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=688","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro Reacts: Trump is BACK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro weighed in late on Friday after the United States launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, saying that President Donald Trump\u2019s latest move was proof that the \u201cpeace through strength\u201d foreign policy was back.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=686\">Mamdani\u2019s Rent Freeze Is Just One Piece Of The Socialist Puzzle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro responded to the news that American forces had targeted \u201cIranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites\u201d on Friday afternoon, responding to an Iranian attack on a Singapore-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz that took place one day prior.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wonzTz1uEcw?feature=oembed\" title=\"TRUMP IS BACK: US Strikes Iran After IRGC Attack on Shipping\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro laid out what exactly had transpired in the hours leading up the the the U.S. response, and noted the Trump had quickly made it clear he \u201ccouldn\u2019t allow\u201d Tehran to violate the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that the president\u2019s reaction was proof of a \u201cshift\u201d in the thinking within the administration, and that the \u201cpeace through strength\u201d foreign policy \u2014 often touted by the late President Ronald Reagan \u2014 was back: \u201cA President Trump 1.0 foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=685\">Trump Hints At Retaliation After Iran Tests Ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement at the time, saying that American forces would remain in the area to make sure that Iran obeyed the terms laid out by the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCENTCOM forces continue to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait,\u201d the command said. \u201cThe U.S. military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance also responded to news of the retaliatory strike, saying that the United States had every intention of holding to the terms of the ceasefire agreement, but would not stand down if Iran moved in violation of the deal. \u201cViolence will be met with violence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=684\">Trump\u2019s Advice To Spencer Pratt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro weighed in late on Friday after the United States launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, saying that President Donald Trump\u2019s latest move was proof that the \u201cpeace through strength\u201d foreign policy was back.Shapiro responded to the news that American forces had targeted \u201cIranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites\u201d on Friday afternoon, responding to an Iranian attack on a Singapore-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz that took place one day prior.Shapiro laid out what exactly had transpired in the hours leading up the the the U.S. response, and noted the Trump had quickly made it clear he \u201ccouldn\u2019t allow\u201d Tehran to violate the agreement.He went 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would not stand down if Iran moved in violation of the deal. \u201cViolence will be met with violence,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ben Shapiro Reacts: Trump is BACK! - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=688\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ben 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