Trump's Iran conflict as a potential turning point for US global power (theguardian.com)

• Short US-Iran war ends in strategic US defeat.
• Cheap drones and Strait of Hormuz decisive factors.
• Gulf monarchies and Europe reassess alliances.

"The short but consequential US-Iran war under Trump is internationally viewed as a strategic defeat. The campaign revealed limits of American firepower in an interconnected world, especially through cheap drones as a great equalizer. Gulf monarchies are reconsidering security dependence on the US, and Iran strengthened its deterrence and leverage via the Strait of Hormuz. Consequences may strain NATO and European economies."