After six months of Iran war, US shifts goals, tactics
Six months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran forecasting a quick four-to-five-week victory, the conflict has morphed into an open-ended struggle with shifting objectives, diminished U.S. weapon stockpiles and a strategic pivot toward economic pressure.
While the U.S. achieved tactical successes, establishing air dominance and severely degrading Iran’s navy, air force and defense manufacturing, key strategic goals remain unmet.
Tehran retains proxy influence, missile strike capabilities and a 970-pound stockpile of enriched uranium buried under bombed sites.
Meanwhile, early promises to protect regional allies have frayed, highlighted by Trump’s recent threat to bomb Oman over diplomatic disagreements.
