The stated goals of the war were regime change, destructions of Iran's missile arsenal, and zero-enrichment. Instead, we are providing $400 billion to open the Strait which they now control, leaving the Gulf, and effectively giving Hezbollah a reprieve in Lebanon from Israeli aggression.
It's clear that the US simply ran out of cards to play. There were no good military options and despite the pain inflicted by our naval blockade of Iran's ports, time was on their side because our Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set to run out in 4 weeks. This was probably the determining factor.
Will be interesting to see if Israel abides by the ceasefire in Lebanon, and then whether a more technical and comprehensive deal can be reached within 60 days. The deal allows for extensions as well, but this gives Iran time to stall and Israel time to sabotage a final agreement.
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