Any new Iran deal should be judged by results, not victory-lap rhetoric

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Any new Iran deal should be judged by results, not victory-lap rhetoric
America demonstrated overwhelming military power in this war. Iran demonstrated political endurance
 By Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.) Fox News
Published May 26, 2026 7:00am EDT | Updated May 26, 2026 5:00am EDT

President Trump will present the emerging Iran agreement as vindication of peace through strength. He will argue that American military power forced Tehran to the negotiating table, blocked a nuclear Iran and ended months of choking instability in the Strait of Hormuz.

He is not wrong about the military record. But wars are not judged by the speeches that launch them. They are judged by the conditions they leave behind. That is the standard Carl von Clausewitz set — and it is the standard that must be applied to whatever Washington is about to sign.

What the Military Achieved

America and Israel achieved undeniable battlefield results. Iranian air defenses were degraded, missile sites struck, naval capabilities weakened and key IRGC leaders killed. Tehran’s proxy networks sustained significant setbacks. The operation demonstrated overwhelming U.S.–Israeli military superiority.

Militarily, Iran paid a steep price. Battlefield dominance and strategic success are not the same thing.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

Let me know when Iran has no enriched uranium, no nuclear program, no ballistic missile program, no longer uses proxies to threaten its neighbors, and allows free navigation of the Strait of Hormuz.

Otherwise, it's a nothing burger.  You don't initiate a war to achieve nothing, but, America has a bad habit of doing exactly that ... sacrificing blood and treasury to achieve strategic failure.