Arnie Fielkow: When It Comes to Iran, Fighting Evil Is a Worthy Cause

Arnie Fielkow: When it comes to Iran, fighting evil is a worthy cause

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” This statement is often attributed to Irish philosopher-politician Edmund Burke and is more important today than perhaps at any other time in global history.

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Iran.. does not need military victory. It only needs to endure, impose costs, and outlast its adversaries. This is the logic of asymmetric conflict: the weaker power wins by not losing, while the stronger one loses when the costs of continuing become unsustainable. March 26, 2026, Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George’s, University of London, Inderjeet Parmar, Professor in International Politi…