Ceasefire Victory Myth: Iran’s Enduring Leverage Dampens U.S. Win
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Even as the U.S. heralds a ceasefire and claims battlefield success, analysts say Washington has not achieved a decisive strategic win: American forces degraded Iran’s navy and air defenses, but Tehran’s hardliners remain, its enriched-uranium stockpile endures, and it now wields leverage over the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations in Pakistan seek a lasting settlement.
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