Six Months In: Iran War Leaves US Military Broke and NATO Exposed

The Iran war hits its six-month mark on Friday, and the region looks nothing like Washington and Tel Aviv envisioned. Instead of a collapsed regime, the US and Israel face a "hardened and very radical" Islamic Republic that has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a permanent leverage point. Gulf Arab nations, rattled by gaps in the American security umbrella they’ve relied on for decades, are quietly scouting alternatives. Meanwhile, the ceasefire Trump signed in June has...