The US and Israel started the war against Iran. A few months later, Iran struck American bases around the Persian Gulf so hard that Washington is now likely to be forced to reconsider parts of its military presence. The conflict shows the limits of US power in a region where oil, sanctions and control over strategic trade and energy flows have long been at the center. Regardless of how the war ends, the old order looks increasingly shaky: US bases near Iran have gone from symbols of superiority to vulnerable targets, and the notion of self-evident American dominance in the Middle East is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
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