Region is adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran

Trump says the US, Iran and key Middle East allies are nearing a peace deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease Gulf tensions.

Israel goes from looking like the new regional hegemon to looking like it is under greater threat now than it has in years, while Iran now has room to rebuild its proxies.

Region is adapting to diminished US power after Washington fails to land knockout blow on Tehran

Trump’s Iran hawks fear a looming compromise that could leave Tehran stronger, as a possible US-Iran deal shifts the war toward diplomacy and uneasy peace.

The balance of power has shifted, and nations of the Middle East will no longer accept a regional order dictated by the US and Israel