Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war
Key takeaways
- At moments on Wednesday, it almost seemed that Trump was echoing Iranian talking points.
- As the adage goes: no plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy.
- Iran’s key asset ended up being the strait of Hormuz, the waterway that almost every previous simulation of the war predicated would be quickly cut off by Iran.
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At moments on Wednesday, it almost seemed that Trump was echoing Iranian talking points. Photograph: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images View image in fullscreen At moments on Wednesday, it almost seemed that Trump was echoing Iranian talking points. Photograph: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images US-Israel war on Iran Analysis Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war Andrew Roth in Washington US entered war with maximalist goals and exits it with pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political cost
As the adage goes: no plan of battle survives first contact with the enemy.
Donald Trump entered the war with Iran with maximalist goals: eliminating the country’s nuclear programme, destroying its ballistic missile programme and ending its support for regional military groups including Hezbollah and Hamas.