Think we're losing the war in Iran? Consider where things really stand

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. President Donald Trump unilaterally canceled a diplomatic trip to Pakistan for Iran peace talks, stating the U.S. holds 'all the cards' and Iran's leaders can call anytime. If you told me just a few years ago that this is where Iran would stand today, I would have dismissed it as fantasy. The mistake that many analysts are making today is confusing the Iranian regime’s survival with its strength. A regime can persist and still be strategically hollowed out. The Islamic Republic of Iran is that regime. Iran’s nuclear program has been set back by years: enrichment and reprocessing gutted, weaponization sites destroyed, the Fordow and Natanz enrichment facilities in ruins and a generation of senior nuclear scientists eliminated. US 'WINNING DECISIVELY' AGAINST IRAN, WILL ACHIEVE 'COMPLETE CONTROL' OF AIRSPACE WITHIN DAYS, HEGSETH SAYS Iran’s ballistic m