The United States is confronting tough choices over Iran, with an array of unattractive options to address Iran’s tactics and strategy. (RELATED: Iran Is the Key to Trump’s Gaza Challenge)Exiting and declaring victory, letting other nations clean up the Gulf, is not an option. (RELATED: Breaking Iran’s Chokepoint Strategy)Massive bombardment by the U.S. and Israel has not and will not likely bring Iran to the negotiating table. Badly wounded, Iran nonetheless wants to emerge as a regional Leviathan that has withstood the kinetic fury of a superpower. READ MORE from Frank Schell:The Iran War: Fasten Seat BeltsThe New York Times Declares Victory for TehranIran: Crippled but Still DangerousFrank Schell is a former senior vice president of the First National Bank of Chicago and later was a management consultant.