Subject: Condi's take on Iran
Aligns well:

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/wh...

What the U.S. Has Accomplished in Iran
The regime is much weaker, and time is on the side of the U.S. and its allies that want a more stable region.

Many here will debate "Weaker", but whatever.


The war against Iran has been a limited war, and its outcome is likely to be inconclusive. But it has achieved enough to produce a far better Middle East.

The three-month military campaign degraded Iran’s ability to project power by significantly damaging its conventional forces, missile stockpiles and proxies.

Indeed. As stated here, that was the original goal: reduce/eliminate Iran's ability to project power in the region.

many Arab regimes no longer question Israel’s legitimacy; instead, they seek the benefits of technological and economic cooperation with Israel. Modernization is their strongest motivation.

The war demonstrated that the Iranian regime’s leaders were physically vulnerable to U.S. military power and allied intelligence. It also showed that although Iran can close the Strait of Hormuz, that leverage is limited, as the U.S. blockade confronted Iran with the prospect of severe economic damage in return.

The war also had global implications. It showed that China is no friend of the Arab world, as Beijing watched from the sidelines as Iran attacked the economic infrastructure of the region. Ukraine, which used its advanced defensive capabilities to support the war effort against Iran, demonstrated that it is an asset to the U.S. and its allies. Given the mounting strategic losses for Russia—Syria, Venezuela, possibly Cuba and on the battlefield in Ukraine—this is the time to press the advantage on behalf of Kyiv.