> and Iran is losing its grip on Hormuz

Remember this is a war that Iran has spent 40 years planning for.

Netanyahu has been doing the same "two weeks away" stand-up comedy since 1992.

Netanyahu asked every single US president. They all took advice and then went back with a polite "thanks, but no thanks".

You don't need to have access to super-secret intel to know going into this frivolous war was a very stupid idea. You just need to look at a standard map and use your brain.

Finally Mr Netanyahu found a stupid enough US president.

And the problem with the current US president is he won't accept a loss.

He is not the sort of person willing to accept he has bitten off more than he can chew.

Nor is he the sort of person who is willing to sit down and have a proper negotiated discussion. Infact he's the very person who just tore up the JPCOA seemingly just because he doesn't like Obama.

Nor is he the sort of person willing to learn from Iraq or Afghanistan.

So we have a stalemate. And a US president who doesn't believe in diplomacy, old-school politics or anything else.

And this stalemate is not one that is going to be resolved with more military firepower. Again, just look at the map....