Iran’s twin maneuvers—launching precision missile strikes and formalizing a “new security belt” from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb—have severely shaken the White House. In this analysis, Janta Ka Reporter’s Rifat Jawaid argues that US President Donald Trump’s global authority is crumbling. Besides failing to deter Tehran’s aggressive expansion across vital maritime chokepoints, Trump now faces a rare, public defiance from his closest regional ally, Benjamin Netanyahu.
