Enduring Iran War May Outlast Trump's Hopes for a Quick Victory

CNN argues that Trump’s push to end the Iran war will likely not be quick or easy: a swift decapitation strike has given way to a long, endurance-based conflict as Iran, led by a reconstituted leadership around Mojtaba Khamenei and the IRGC, resists surrender. US airpower has proven to disrupt but not topple the regime, while Iran can sustain strikes and keep prices high in the Strait of Hormuz. With diplomacy and gradual exhaustion as possible paths to a de‑escalation, the piece cautions that a durable resolution remains uncertain, and future rounds of strikes or renewed pressure could occur, aided by Russia and China.