Trump’s war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever (opens in new tab)

Tehran has shown that its grip over the strait of Hormuz is its most potent deterrent – arguably more consequential than its now defunct nuclear programmeFawaz Gerges is professor of international relations at the London School of EconomicsDonald Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran will be remembered as a grave strategic miscalculation – one that has reshaped the region in unintended and destabilising ways. With the ceasefire now extended indefinitely, we can see more clearly how the w...