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This Is How the Iran War Ends
Michael Doran
May 26, 2026

…The Democratic critics refuse to acknowledge the war’s substantial achievements, foremost among them the severe degradation of Iran’s nuclear weapons program. David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security and one of the leading independent experts on nuclear proliferation, assesses that Tehran went from near-certainty of the ability to build a nuclear weapon within months, to facing far longer timelines with substantially lower odds of success. Meanwhile, Iran’s economy lies in ruins from sanctions, lost oil revenue, and infrastructure damage. Its proxies wield a fraction of their former power and are incapable of coordinated behavior as the “Axis of Resistance.” The new Supreme Leader, a nepo-baby Ayatollah, hides underground and presides over a fractured leadership. Much of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile program lies under rubble. The list goes on. Taken together, these gains leave the United States in a stronger strategic position than before the war began. READ MORE