Frames the US war on Iran as a strategic failure with high human and economic costs, initiated without international support
The article underscores the war’s toll—thousands dead, tens of billions spent, strained alliances—and notes it began without consulting allies. It contrasts the current negotiated retreat with the original maximalist goals, implying the war was avoidable and poorly conceived.
“The war started by Trump has killed thousands, mostly in Iran and Lebanon... There have also been deepening strains between the U.S. and European allies, who were not consulted before Trump went to war.”
