After six months of war with Donald Trump, Iran can claim to have seized one significant advantage: Washington is increasingly fighting at a pace set by Tehran.
Over the past two weeks, Tehran has taken the initiative, launching pre-emptive attacks designed to exhaust the US and frighten its Arab allies into acquiescing to Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.
It struck against an American military installation in Jordan, breaking a lull in the fighting last week with a surprise attack. Iran and its regional proxies have widened the theatre of conflict, disrupting shipping in the Red Sea, striking Syria for the first time and being suspected of a drone attack on Egypt.
您已阅读8%（678字），剩余92%（7332字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。