The first goal was to defang Iran, i.e. to destroy its capability for uranium enrichment and military build up. This goal has been largely achieved. Iran’s military industries are in tetters. Iran also lost its ability to proper support its proxies. Without land corridor, sea blockade, destruction of the transport aviation, and financial strangulation it can’t provide any material support. As for the Ormuz strait, its closure harts China and Europe and benefits USA. It is not an accident that US took Venezuela’s oil first before moving against Iran. I start to believe that US keeps Ormuz closed on purpose.
