New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Former Indian diplomat Anil Trigunayat has said that the joint military action by the United States and Israel against Iran may have strengthened Tehran's resolve to pursue nuclear weapons rather than discourage its nuclear ambitions, arguing that the conflict has exposed shortcomings in Washington's strategy.

Speaking to ANI on the US-Iran conflict, Trigunayat said the initial military offensive was launched without a clearly defined strategy for ending the war, while Iran's preparedness for confrontation over several decades prevented it from backing down under military pressure.

"I think that this has been a very interesting war, as we have seen from the very beginning. In the first place, the Americans came and...