This article passionately calls for 2026 to be a 'year of reckoning' for powerful leaders accused of inflicting significant damage. It anticipates crucial electoral and political challenges for figures like Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside growing demands for accountability from the Iranian regime, hoping for justice through ballots, investigations, or protests.
The author expresses a strong hope that 2026 will be a year of accountability for leaders who have caused widespread damage. For Donald Trump, the US midterm elections in November 2026 are highlighted as a pivotal moment, where a potential loss of the House of Representatives to Democrats could lead to rigorous scrutiny, investigations into his administration's conduct, and even the threat of a third impeachment. The article notes Trump's anticipated efforts to manipulate circumstances to avoid this outcome. Benjamin Netanyahu faces direct electoral peril in Israel by October 2026, with voters expected to hold him accountable for the deadly failures of October 7, 2023, and the conflict in Gaza. His ongoing corruption trial adds to the pressure, as staying in power is crucial to avoiding jail. The piece also touches on Viktor Orbán facing voters and the persistent, often brutally suppressed, protests in Iran, where citizens demand change from a regime focused on regional power at their expense. While acknowledging that some figures, like Nigel Farage, may evade immediate consequences for past actions like Brexit, the overarching plea is for these powerful individuals to eventually face a reckoning for the pain and damage they have inflicted.
