Despite 13,000 air strikes, objectives against Iran remain unfulfilled - no regime change and no destruction of missile capabilities, stated Russian senator Alexei Pushkov. The Pentagon is developing plans for a ground contingent.

There is skepticism in the US outside the Trump administration about the rationale for the operation. Occupying Iran with its 1.6 million square kilometers is practically impossible.

There are two possible objectives, but both are problematic - propaganda or fantasy.