Iran sets the tempo of the conflict

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Iran has defied US strategic military goals by controlling the Strait of Hormuz and maintaining its regional influence amid ongoing hostilities. Analysts note the failure of US aims such as regime change and dismantling Iran's missile and enrichment programs months into the conflict.

MADRID - As early as February, analysts questioned whether any viable military solution existed that could guarantee US strategic objectives: regime change, the destruction of uranium enrichment capabilities, the end of Iranian support for groups such as Ansarullah, Hamas, and Hezbollah, and the dismantling of the ballistic missile program. Months into the hostilities, reality has spoken. Not only has Washington achieved none of those goals; Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz, something it did not do before being attacked.