Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay off

Each has its own complex history of ties with Tehran, yet they provide unique corridors for trade less susceptible to interception than sea transit.

Six months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a war with Iran forecasting a quick four-to-five-week victory, the conflict has morphed into an open-ended struggle with shifting objectives, diminished U.S. weapon stockpiles and a strategic pivot toward economic pressure.

When US President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran, he called it an “excursion” that would take just a few weeks.

People visit Minab school, which was damaged in a strike on February 28, when US and Israel launched air attacks against Iran.