The West Is Losing To Iran, And Not For The Reasons You Think – OpEd

Four weeks ago, the United States and Israel set out to break Iran. Today, Iran is battered, leaderless, and more isolated than it’s ever been — and somehow, it’s still winning.

Think about what’s been accomplished: Khamenei assassinated, air defenses shredded, nuclear facilities in ruins. By any conventional military scorecard, that’s an overwhelming result. And yet Iran has already made its most consequential move: it’s closing the Strait of Hormuz. Not with a navy. With cheap drones...