“There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time.” So observed the gray General Kutuzov in Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Napoleon’s force, with its many advantages, could not defy logistical realities forever. And now we’re seeing much the same with Iran.

In April, I penned a column titled “Why So Grim About Iran?” responding to the emerging consensus among the American press that we had, after killing Iranian leadership and sending their armies diving underground, lost the war. I was reliably informed by these voices that it was incumbent upon any decent American to rend his garments and cover his head with ashes — Midianite levels of self-sabotage.

Breathe . . . let the U.S. military do its thing. We’re still fresh into this conflict. Round One just concluded. We’d have taken this result if given the option before the bout began. Our fears are hypothetical, while our successes are stone cold.

Breathe . . . let the U.S. military do its thing. We’re still fresh into this conflict. Round One just concluded. We’d have taken this result if given the option before the bout began. Our fears are hypothetical, while our successes are stone cold.

Six months later, the snake remains beheaded, while its thrashing has subsided.

Our Noah Rothman reports:

Iran is in a terrible position. Its currency is valueless. Its trade relationships are being severed. Its citizens and........

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