America Shouldn’t Hand Iran a Victory in the Strait of Hormuz
The regime is severely weakened, but not yet defeated.
May 27, 2026
The regime is severely weakened, but not yet defeated.
Examining the current standoff in the Persian Gulf, the reports of the terms of a possible agreement to end it, and statements from Tehran and Washington, Eric Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Ray Takeyh argue that the people running the Iranian regime believe they are winning:
The regime is severely weakened, but not yet defeated.
But they might protest too much.
The danger isn’t posed by “forever wars,” but by forgetting why we fought in the first place.
“Reactionary, performative, and individualist.”
An archaeological first.
Examining the current standoff in the Persian Gulf, the reports of the terms of a possible agreement to end it, and statements from Tehran and Washington, Eric Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, and Ray Takeyh argue that the people running the Iranian regime believe they are winning:
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