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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Iran just has to survive to show others that it did not capitulate in spite of the USA's military might. When a country is determined to survive, it can overcome all odds, just like the North Vietnamese and just like the Taliban. Only when leaders of countries have been bought over by the USA will they succumb to USA dictate and stand to lose everything, including their sovereignty.
Venezuela is a showpiece of what happened when corrupt leaders conspired with the enemy to bring down the whole country. Traitors are always willing to sell their souls to Satan or to the highest bidder. The Lebanon Government has been sold out to Israel and is falling into the same state as Venezuela. It is only a matter of time. And Lebanon will become another Gaza - version 2. All Lebanese will be evacuated, never to return while Lebanon will end up in the hands of Israel and USA to build real estate for the super-rich with beachfront mansions. The fate of displaced Lebanese is other country's problem to take care of just like Gaza.
It is worth noting that the funeral procession of the late assassinated Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khameni, is generating a rise of nationalism in Iran, a total washout of the touted regime change that the USA and Israel were hoping for and gloating about after his assassination. I believe the whole purpose of moving the funeral procession across several Iranian cities is to generate and spread the spirit of national pride, putting the idea of a regime change totally outlandish and fanciful only by twits (meaning a foolish person).
Instead of attempting to divide the country through the assassination of Ali Khameni, it generated just the opposite effect. Sometimes, what it leads to is not what people wished for and could be said to be backfiring instead. For example, trying to stifle China using trade wars, tariffs and technology squeeze does not cripple China, but creating instead a technology behemoth that could rival or overtake the USA eventually.
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