Has Trump Achieved His Goals in the War with Iran?
U.S. officials say Iran’s missile and drone program has been set back by years, with more than 1,500 missiles and 6,000 drones intercepted.
- On June 17, President Donald Trump faces scrutiny over his Iran objectives—destroying ballistic missile capabilities and preventing nuclear development—as a preliminary peace deal takes hold more than three months after airstrikes began.
- The U.S. military destroyed 161 Iranian naval ships and knocked out 82% of air defense systems during the conflict, yet Iran retained the ability to threaten regional shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Intelligence assessments show Iran's nuclear capability remains largely unchanged, requiring less than a year to produce a weapon, while its proxy network in Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen is significantly less effective than before.
- President Trump claimed he accomplished his regime change goal after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died and was replaced by his son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, though the theocratic government remained intact.
- Negotiators will address Iran's nuclear program when the framework deal is formally signed on Friday, with Trump demanding enriched uranium be removed from the country while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei insists it remain.
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Experts find it difficult to see that Trump has achieved any of his goals in the agreement with Iran.
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Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?
Shortly after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, the first few of which resulted in the deaths of 168 schoolgirls in Minab, US President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities to ensuring Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon. More than three months later, with a preliminary peace deal in place, what has Trump achieved? Missile and drones Before the war, Iran …
After more than 100 days of war, the US and Iran are moving towards a peace agreement. But the question is: did Trump win this war, or did Iran, despite losing, win its biggest battle? There are seven fronts where the US strategy appeared to falter and failed to achieve its goals in Iran.
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