On Al Jazeera, Bryan Clark discusses the United States' strategy, breaking down regime change and what a US victory would look like. He argues that the United States could fall into an “escalation trap," and that the threat of disrupting the Strait of Hormuz gives the Islamic Republic powerful leverage.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)