# Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay off

https://mins.news/en/item/35293

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-28 06:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/28/six-months-on-trumps-iran-strategy-is-starting-to-pay-off?traffic_source=rss

> Six months into the US-Iran conflict, sustained American pressure is weakening Tehran and giving Washington greater leverage, the analysis argues. Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz has eroded and its nuclear capabilities have suffered damage, but construction at Pickaxe Mountain shows the war’s central questions remain unresolved.

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