"The U.S. and Israeli' military's strategic objectives has crystallized into something far beyond degrading Iran’s nuclear capabilities. U.S. Adm. Brad Cooper, head of Central Command, outlined a campaign of systematic obliteration, stating the task is to “raze, or level, Iran’s ballistic missile industrial base.” This total-war philosophy, targeting a nation’s fundamental capacity to rebuild, explains Trump’s recent clarification that surrender means when Iranians "can't fight any longer because they don't have anyone or anything to fight with." This maximalist approach leaves no room for the diplomatic off-ramp hinted at by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who noted mediation efforts but stressed they must address those who “ignited this conflict.” FULL STORY at above link.