The US, and by extension Israel, have suffered a strategic defeat. The regime in Tehran faced its worst nightmare: a joint military operation to cripple or destroy it by the US, the world’s strongest power, and Israel, the Middle East’s superpower. The regime has not just survived. It has been empowered.
Bowen: US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for
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