India, March 23 -- Three weeks ago, the United States military looked invincible as President Donald Trump assembled what seemed the greatest concentration of force ever deployed in waters around Iran. When it became clear that the "Great Satan" was joined by the "little Satan" - Israel - the world braced for catastrophe for the regime of the Ayatollahs.

Yet today, the question nobody seems eager to ask is a simple one: what exactly has been achieved?

When the United States and Israel abruptly stopped their aggression against Iran last year, both governments declared that their objectives had been met. Trump boasted that the massive bombing had permanently destroyed Iran's enrichment facilities. Media outlets filled their pages with ela...