Iran’s military may have been mangled in the US-Israeli war but the reputation of the United States has been mauled, perhaps irreparably, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

US demands Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz while Tehran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal and insists it wants permanent end to conflict

The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.