Trump's Iran war is a catastrophic failure with no clear exit strategy, burning through 80% of U.S. air defense munitions while Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Every threat Trump makes gets walked back days later, exposing a president who can't make hard decisions without checking with whoever called him last. The best outcome now is a deal that hands Iran durable control over one of the world's most critical waterways — worse than anything achievable without firing a single shot.
Trump's maximum-pressure approach is delivering real results — Iran is at the negotiating table, its nuclear program has been set back and its military capabilities massively degraded. A new regional architecture is taking shape with Turkey, Syria and Iraq positioned as stability pillars, cornering Tehran into a stark choice: join the new order or face isolation. Far from a failure, this could be the most significant Middle East breakthrough in years.
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