VDH: Trump Kicked china out of Latin America and Russia out of the Middle East--And Nobody is Talking About it

While the media obsesses over the optics of the Iran deadline, VDH just laid out the geopolitical map that nobody else is drawing.

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— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) April 8, 2026

Read that again. Under Biden, China, Russia, and Iran were building a footprint in America's backyard — Panama, Venezuela, the entire hemisphere. Under Trump, a conservative wave has swept Latin America and all three adversaries have been pushed out.

Then Hanson turned to Russia: “????????’???? ???????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????. ????????’???? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????. ????????’???? ???????????????? ???? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????. ????????’???? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ???? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????. ????????’???? ???????????????????????? ????????????????.” Russia’s military is gutted. Its Middle East proxy network is collapsing. And Iran — its last remaining partner — is about to lose its drone and weapons pipeline because the U.S. can interdict Caspian Sea shipments at will.

Hanson’s broader point is the one the Fareed Zakarias of the world refuse to acknowledge: “???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????. ????????????????’???????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????. ????????’???? ???? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????.”

The Strait of Hormuz crisis, Hanson argued, has a silver lining: “????????’???? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????? ???????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.” For decades, Europe free-rode on American security guarantees while funding adversaries through energy purchases. That era is ending.

Trump didn't just change the Middle East. He redrew the entire global map-- and America's enemies are on every losing end of it.