Iran, not the US, currently has the strategic upper hand

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Iran, not the US, currently has the strategic upper hand - Lemmy.zip

> If there ever was a strategy behind Donald Trump’s decision to blow up the Middle East, it is lying in tatters as the second week of the Iran war draws to a close. Archived version: https://archive.is/20260314053257/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/united-states-iran-war-donald-trump-middle-east-strategy/106436200 [https://archive.is/20260314053257/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/united-states-iran-war-donald-trump-middle-east-strategy/106436200] — Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Counterpoint: Israel has the strategic upper hand. They don’t want the US-Iran war to end because they’re planning to expand their borders, and will likely oppose any successful Iranian revolution. The USA has taken no steps to empower a threat to the Iranian state from within, the Orange Asshole probably sold american soldiers to fight purely for Israel’s interests.
Israel owns the US govt and until that changes they will always have the upper hand

Israel owns the US govt

Israel and the US have been co-conspirators in a Cold War against Iran going back 47 years.

They didn’t ask us to do anything we weren’t eager for

That’s what happens when AIPAC funds all the politicians on both sides