>>508473419it means Iran isn't backing down and going to kowtow, that's the point.
Trump's plan is basically shock and awe and hope they submit. There is no plan for "well what if they don't and never do". The assumption is they will at some point.
Which discounts the entire possibility that big players like Russia and China come in to provide resources, similar to how the US was running defense for Israel. Why can't Russia bring in S-500s to setup around Iran and tell the US to fuck off.