India, April 19 --  The headlines on Friday night confirm a decisive turn: Iran has stepped back, reopening the Strait of Hormuz under the shadow of sustained American pressure and a still-active naval blockade. What only days ago carried the risk of prolonged escalation has instead resolved with striking speed; not through mutual concession, but through the compression of Iran's strategic options by precise and coordinated U.S. action. This is not merely a regional episode. It is the clearest modern analogue to the Cuban Missile Crisis, only this time, the outcome reflects asymmetry, not parity. The delusion of Iran's new leadership in believing they had leverage in Pakistan was quite humorous but expected by an evil theocracy. Amer...