A war imposed on Iran will not end in the United States.
A war imposed on Iran will not end in the United States. A war imposed on Iran will not remain limited to the borders of this country; it will also reach U.S. territory. Although Trump initiated this confrontation, its outcome is no longer in his hands, because Washington has neither been able to force Iran to surrender nor conceal this failure through media propaganda. Political will alone is not enough to resolve this crisis, and Washington effectively has no leverage to control the final outcome of the war; because the key to the matter lies not in military details, but in the gap between “real power” and “perceived power.” Trump now faces a challenge beyond his calculations: if Iran does not accept Washington’s terms—which is almost certain—the United States has no more than two options: either retreat or continue an attritional war. Choosing either path would mean formally accepting U.S. defeat. Therefore, the issue is not how much Trump is interested in or opposed to war; ...