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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President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)