Operation Epic Fury: Implications for the Middle East

Seventeen days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. has no credible exit strategy, and the Gulf States are trapped in a war they never wanted. On March 18, Wikistrat invited award-winning journalist Dr. James M. Dorsey to assess why escalation is more likely than resolution, what President Trump's shrinking options look like, and why the post-war Middle East will be shaped less by who wins than by what Iran looks like when the shooting stops