Iran is unlikely to surrender that leverage over the Strait of Hormuz any time soon, according to the three sources; Trump tried to downplay the difficulty of reopening the Strait, which carries a fifth of the world's oil trade

A U.S. search-and-rescue operation followed the F-15E crash on Friday, as Iran offered a reward for the 'enemy pilot.' A second crew member was rescued earlier

With the IDF stretched thin, Israelis exhausted, southern Lebanon destroyed, and the U.S. admitting that it was not ready for such a long campaign, it seems that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are the only ones prepared for a long and costly war