He signalled that regime change was a desired outcome, but did not state that outright.Days later, amid mounting criticism over the lack of clear messaging about the US' objectives, the White House laid out four goals: putting an end to Iran's nuclear capabilities, "annihilating" its navy, eliminating its missile capabilities and severing its support for terrorist proxies.On Wednesday, Trump announced that there would be a two-week pause in hostilities, contingent on Iran reopening the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz."The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very productive Regime Change!" Trump posted on Truth Social shortly afterwards, adding that there would be no further enrichment of uranium in Iran [It offers], I think, even a better deterrence capability for the Iranians than the nuclear program, because nuclear is kind of a mutually assured destruction."While it's hard to quantify the gains and losses on each side, Mayroz said the US and Israel did not come out on top