Trump’s Iran War Drags On After Regime-Change Miscalculation

The Story in Brief

More than five months after the United States and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and launched a war, Iran’s Islamic Republic has survived and consolidated its position, The Hindu reports. US President Donald Trump’s campaign aimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes, end its support for allied armed groups and force regime change. The war was expected to last days or weeks, but remains unresolved.

The Hindu says Iran preserved its state, widened the conflict to US bases and raised its economic cost by closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world’s seaborne crude oil had passed. Trump announced a ceasefire on April 8, then signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran on June 17 before resuming military pressure, according to the report.

The Indian Opinion

The easy narrative that air power can quickly replace a government has taken a hard knock. So has the opposite claim that Iran’s survival alone proves victory. The Hindu’s account points to a narrower fact: Washington has not achieved its stated objectives, while Tehran has imposed costs through the Strait of Hormuz and regional escalation. The claims should now be judged against two tests: whether the waterway reopens safely and whether Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities are actually dismantled.

Source: thehindu.com

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