[a_ba]

Russia and China would likely disagree as they count their gains: - yet another massive blow to their trust and reputation among allies - again massively undermining NATO thereby fostering global instability - weakened credibility vis a vis defending Taiwan

[breppp]

It's not a complete US success, but what the OP said was a huge understatement. Iran situation had gotten much worse during this war.

Regarding NATO, this is a European effort of undermining the alliance no more than it is the US.

Europe is rightfully saying that Ukraine is our, the entire western world, war.

However, when the US bombs the very factories that manufacture these drones used in Ukraine, and the nation that quite frequently kidnaps european citizens as political chips, the europeans say "this is not our war".

[bigyabai]

> Regarding NATO, this is a European effort of undermining the alliance no more than it is the US.

> [...]

> when the US bombs the very factories that manufacture these drones used in Ukraine, and the nation that quite frequently kidnaps european citizens as political chips

That's a US decision. The United States never invoked Article 4 over Iran, and neither did Europe. NATO has nothing to do with it.