Six months after the United States and Israel launched a major military campaign against Iran, the conflict has left all three countries facing mounting political and economic strain. The article says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other leaders were killed in attacks on targets in Tehran, but Iran’s government has remained in power and key US-Israeli objectives remain unmet.

In the United States, oil prices have risen 50 percent since the war began on February 28, adding pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections. An Ipsos survey found fewer than one in three Americans support the war. Trump has imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran under what he calls “Economic D-Day,” while saying a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come soon.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not secured the expected political gains, according to analysts cited in the article. Iran has suffered economic damage exceeding $145 billion by April and annual inflation reached 66 percent last month, but its economy has not fully collapsed. The article says none of the sides is prepared to concede.