The Trump administration's strikes on Iran were a mistake that lacked a clear strategy and have failed to resolve the situation.

“So he and alongside Israel, um who is which was backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two of them launched strikes on Iran on February 28th. Now, when they did that, uh they basically kicked a hornet's nest”

Iran believes it can successfully resist and outlast the United States in the event of a full-scale conflict.

“Yes, I think the Iranians believe that they can uh defeat the United States or outlast the United States.”

The United States lacks a clearly articulated end point for the war against Iran.

“Up until that point with U.S. war goals being so vague, it is not clear there is an end in sight because they have not annunciated a clear end point for this”