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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
On the 40th day, the unprovoked, unnecessary, and unilateral attacks on Iran ceased. But the attacks on Lebanon became the deadliest of the unlikely war. Iran maintains that Lebanon was part of the ceasefire agreement arrived at with Washington, but the belligerent allies claim differently. Shipping across the Straits of Hormuz has trickled to a halt, and the fate of the ceasefire remains uncertain. It is unlikely that the truce will collapse entirely; there is too much at stake.
The outcome has ultimately been unclear. This is especially so, given the initially declared endgame that the United States and Israel announced with much fanfare at the beginning of hostilities on 28 February. The strategic objectives of going into war with Iran, as enunciated by US President Donald Trump, have not been met. In fact, the opposite has happened. Iran has appeared from the rubble far more united within, far more resilient outside, with credentials enhanced, spiritually and politically.
With typically Western operating procedures, Israel and the US pursued a policy of targeting individual political, security, and military leaders in Iran. In most cases, the targets were probably the individuals who were part of Tehran’s negotiating team.........