An Inconclusive War: The US Has Power but Iran Controls the Cost
حرب لا تُحسم.. أمريكا تملك القوة وإيران تمسك بالكلفة
Summary
Western analysts agree on one key insight about the US-Iran war: Iran does not need a decisive military victory to maintain leverage — it only needs to keep the Strait of Hormuz hostage to danger and raise the cost of controlling it beyond what Washington can sustain. The conflict remains strategically inconclusive.
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