War in the Gulf
THE war that the US and Israel imposed on Iran this year has failed to achieve any of the objectives that the two countries had intended. The declared purpose was to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. A fact-check indicates that Iran had kept its civil nuclear programme under IAEA safeguards. It had also willingly agreed to a nuclear deal in 2015. It was President Donald Trump who…
The US and Israel's war in the Gulf this year has not achieved its intended objectives. The primary aim was to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons. However, Iran had been adhering to international safeguards and a nuclear deal in 2015. It was President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the deal in 2018 and pursue a "maximum pressure" strategy that led to the conflict.
In June 2025, Israel launched a 12-day war on Iran, followed by a joint US-Israel strike on February 28, which resulted in the death of key Iranian leaders and persistent bombing of Iranian facilities for 40 days. Despite the NPT, Iran maintained it was not pursuing a nuclear weapon, thanks to Ayatollah Khamenei's directive. Iran's nuclear program was merely a pretext for the attack, aiming to change the Iranian regime.
The war has been disastrous for the US, eroding its relations with Israel and the Gulf states, and disrupting oil flows. Pakistan, Qatar, and others continue to pursue diplomatic efforts for peace, while China is urged to mediate, considering its dependence on Gulf oil. The conflict has shattered the myth of the US military's invincibility and opened the Strait of Hormuz to threats.
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