President Trump’s instinct-led Iran war is failing against a resilient regime that planned for conflict, leaving the U.S. with no clear exit strategy, the BBC reports.
LONDON—President Trump “is waging war based on instinct and it isn’t working,” BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen reports, as Iran’s regime shows unexpected resilience four weeks into the conflict. Trump relied on hopes of a quick victory similar to the Venezuela operation, but Iran has broadened the war by closing the Strait of Hormuz and launching attacks via Yemen’s Houthis.
“No plan survives first contact with the enemy,” Bowen notes, citing the Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke. Without a clear political strategy, Trump now faces “a stark choice” between declaring a hollow victory or escalating a conflict with no clear endgame. Iran, viewing mere survival as victory, holds key leverage through its control of global oil chokepoints.
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