COMMENTARY: The consequences of this war will only be revealed over time, months and even years into the future.
Did America just lose a war to Iran in the Middle East? Or was it a great American victory whose full import will only be seen over time?
Partisans of Iran were quick to claim victory — but they always say this. Some supporters of Israel are furious and fear that the deal that supposedly ended the war will only strengthen the Iranian regime. Others compared the war to the 1956 Suez Crisis that humbled the might of colonial powers Britain and France.
Vice President JD Vance went on CBS News on June 15 to shoot down some of the more extravagant claims, such as that Iran will be rewarded with $300 billion in new funding. Vance noted that the agreement “ensures that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, while simultaneously opening the Strait of Hormuz” to transport much-needed oil to the world. In the eventuality that Iran fulfills all of its commitments, it would eventually be rewarded. Vance touted this as an opportunity for the United States and Iran — bitter adversaries for nearly half a century
