According to Robert Kagan in The Atlantic, the U.S. and Israel may have bombed Iran and destroyed the bulk of its military, but the war will not end with a triumphant or rousing victory. Even with much of the country’s leadership dead, the regime hasn’t collapsed. The Strait of Hormuz will no longer be “open” as it once was, and Iran now has more power over global trade. Plus, Iranian allies China and Russia have seen their positions on the world stage strengthened, whereas the United States’ reputation has been “substantially diminished.”