Iran's government is turning the war into a rallying point, and that is bad news for Washington's plan to weaken the regime.

• Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched in a government-organized show of defiance, the biggest since the US and Israel attacked in February.
• Over 600,000 people have signed up for a new volunteer militia, with more than a million expected to get rifle training.
• The bombing has pushed Iranians to rally around the flag instead of welcoming the US as a liberator, echoing the Iraq war.
• The war has made the theocracy stronger and left Iran's democracy movement with little chance.
• Back home, diesel is over $6 nationwide, both straits are closed, and Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for billions more.

Outlook: Iran is set to keep hardening its defenses while the war drags on and prices at the pump stay high.