Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in Washington in November, 2025.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesSave for laterAs Donald Trump’s war on Iran enters its sixth month, the U.S. President’s main objective has clearly shifted from preventing the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Emboldened by their ability to humiliate another U.S. President, this time by blocking the critical international waterway, Iran’s new leaders may be more committed to building a nuclear bomb than the ones they replaced.This is the unsettling backdrop against which the...