The deterrence problem: America took its eye off Iran with Indo-Pacific pivot, ex-CENTCOM chief says - Breaking Defense
The rapid escalation of violence by Iranian proxies against the US and Israel in the Middle East since Oct. 7 is the result of a failure of deterrence that reaches back into years of US foreign policy shifts and the lack of direct action against Iran for its aggressive behavior in that time, according to former top US general in the Middle East...