Did the U.S. just win a war, lose a war, or is it too soon to tell. The United States has not been defeated militarily in Iran, but we’re discovering the limits of purely military supremacy, of superior firepower. A the United States remains enormously powerful militarily, economically, the sun has not set on American power. But this new situation and with Trump going after him, makes some closer arrangement with Europe more attractive. And again, I’ll stick to my line here that fortunately, the United States has sometimes gotten saved by the behavior of its adversaries.

Source: International New York Times April 11, 2026 16:56 UTC