Srinagar, March 7 -- As the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran stretches into its second week, one uncomfortable truth becomes increasingly visible; this is not a single strike episode, but the opening phase of a sustained military campaign. What began as calibrated coercion has evolved into a structured effort to alter strategic behaviour. The question is no longer whether force has been demonstrated. It is whether force can achieve the political end-state that Washington seeks. Watching the impact on Iranian cities evokes a sense of regret that must not be dismissed. Urban bombardment, however precise in intent, carries human cost. If sustained at present intensity, parts of Tehran and other centres risk the kind of infrastructura...