Iran is making history by being the underdog that puts the bully in its place. Iran does not have to defeat the USA to indicate to everyone that it has in fact won the war. The USA need to defeat Iran in order to claim victory. But Trump has a different perception of winning. He claims victory even in obvious defeat, he wins in every deal, he wins in every negotiation, and he obviously won in all his six bankruptcies.
Iran has changed the course of military confrontation, the most outstanding being its ability to defang the USA's power projection mantra via its touted aircraft carrier group. A few relatively cheap hypersonic missiles were all that was needed to contain a US$13 billion aircraft carrier, plus all the multi-billion-dollar support ships needed for its protection, except not being able to protect it from Iranian missiles. Even those escort ships have been rendered toothless. A touted fortress of the whole fleet it is not.
The USA aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, after suffering a massive fire, touted to be not due to enemy attack, is probably destined for the scrap yard. It had better be laid to rest, or it will be just like the British bathtubs needing massive maintenance to stay afloat. After all, aircraft carriers are seeing their end of days after this war with Iran.
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