General Jack Keane assesses the breakdown of diplomacy with Iran, stating that a recent three-month negotiation window failed because Iran repeatedly broke its promises.

Despite signing an agreement, Iranian forces quickly violated it near the Straits of Hormuz, which Keane labels Iran's primary asset for economic and geopolitical leverage.

With the U.S. returning to active combat operations to secure the straits, Keane emphasizes that the goal is not a forced regime change via ground troops, but rather weakening the leadership through military strikes, economic sanctions, and covert operations to a point where internal civilian resistance can dismantle the regime.