Nancy Youssef: “President Trump mentioned he went to conflict to make sure that Iran by no means acquired a nuclear bomb. The conflict ended—for now, no less than—with an indication that Tehran possesses an arguably extra highly effective weapon of deterrence towards future assaults, one that’s cheaper to make use of, offers Iran huge sway over the worldwide economic system, can herald income, and might’t be negotiated away: the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Greater than 12,000 U.S. missiles, bombs, and drones hit Iranian targets over the previous 5 weeks, destroying the nation’s navy and far of its army infrastructure. A number of of Iran’s leaders and a few 1,500 of its residents had been killed, together with greater than 170 who died in a strike on a ladies’ faculty that was the obvious results of errant concentrating on. However 12 hours after Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization and weeks after demanding Iran’s ‘unconditional give up,’ the US agreed to a two-week cease-fire final night time whereas settlement talks play out.”
“Among the many president’s preliminary conflict objectives—stopping Iran from having a nuclear weapon; eliminating its ballistic-missile capabilities; laying the bottom for a well-liked overthrow of the regime; and eradicating Iranian proxies within the Persian Gulf—none have been met.”
