If the deal the U.S. has struck with Iran to end hostilities in the Persian Gulf is welcome, it's far from a victory. Any hopes of achieving more rest on whether the White House is willing to learn from this self-created mess.

U.S. officials ought to be honest with themselves. Israeli and American strikes may have destroyed much of Iran's conventional air force and navy, degraded its defense-industrial base, and gravely damaged steel plants and other infrastructure.

But the country's drones remain a........

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