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What Did the Iran War Accomplish?
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The U.S. and Israel succeeded in further degrading Iran's nuclear program beyond what they did in June 2025. The main nuclear sites were bombed again. The regime now knows the U.S. will monitor any new nuclear activity and can always strike again. This is a better check on its chances of getting a bomb than another piece of diplomatic paper. The nearly 40 days of bombing also did enormous damage to Iran's military and its industrial base. Its navy is destroyed, its air defenses gone, and its drone and missile stockpiles and production substantially degraded. This will take years to rebuild, even with the likely help of Russia and China. All of this was accomplished with minimal American losses. The demonstration effect of the U.S. military's combined arms operation against Russian and Chinese air defenses won't be lost on the world.