New Delhi, April 13 -- Unless this is merely negotiating tactics, fighting could flare up again once the United States has replenished its depleted arsenals. That is far from certain: American stockpiles of precision guided long range weapons are largely exhausted, and interceptor systems in Israel and the Gulf states are running low.

Militarily, there are no good options.

A ground offensive is not a realistic option either.

Even limited operations, such as seizing Kharg Island within range of Iranian artillery or deploying paratroopers deep into the country to target nuclear facilities, would amount to de facto suicide missions. As a warning, during a commando operation to recover a downed F-15 pilot, the United States lost more aircr...