Iran has never initiated war in 300 years and only defends its civilization against aggression. The U.S. and Israel started this conflict, but Iran's decentralized defense strategy will determine when and how it ends.

Escalating strikes, hardening leaders, rising oil prices, a closing Strait of Hormuz and no ceasefire in sight — and this is called strategy? Tehran's repression must be despised, but regime change risks wider catastrophe. For Iranians, Israelis, Americans and the region, the U.S. must reconsider its actions now.

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