Honestly, bro, I have lost track of where you and I agree or disagree. But it was strange you brought up India's Pravin Swaheny in your post. A certain Mr. Water is Wet guy in this forum brings up such deflections when losing arguments. Sigh!
Anyway, there is no point projecting our wishes into predictions. In my case, I have held this notion that this is a personal war--not a well thought out war--where a compromised POTUS finally fell to Netanyahu's decades old machinations. I have also said that if Trump has a heart attack today then a Vance POTUS will wrap it up pretty quickly because Vance is not beholden to the pressures and prejudices of Trump. You may call it my 'prediction' and I have said such things before even this war even began.
But while the war has been very destructive to Iran but it is a strategic defeat of Israel and a debacle for America, but not a strategic defeat to America for as long as the Petro Dollar stays.