Iran proved it can hold Trump hostage without a nuke: expert

With the war in Iran escalating to new heights, the foreign power has discovered they have true leverage over the United States, Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group wrote for The New York Times — and it's not the threat of developing a nuclear weapon.

"American and Israeli forces have been dominant from the air, able to penetrate the Islamic republic’s porous defenses almost at will," wrote Vaez. "They have degraded not only Tehran’s military capabilities, but also the industrial base producing its missile and drone fleets.