The most prominent economic, military, and diplomatic defeats… The great America collapses in a week
Although the American-Israeli war on Iran hasn’t yet entered its second week, the superpower that has long showcased capabilities perceived as totally superior has begun to register a collapse on all levels. What are the most prominent defeats the US has suffered during 7 days of aggression?
Exclusive – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
Militarily, America appears completely stuck in the war. Despite US President Donald Trump announcing more than once last week the total destruction of Iranian capabilities on land, sea, and air, Iranian forces continue to control the Strait of Hormuz and choke America economically, to the extent that the American public has begun to complain with rising fuel prices jumping to over $100 a barrel for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.
In the air, Iran has continued to launch missiles and drones with high intensity against American bases in the region in addition to the Israeli occupation, and today it inaugurates the 26th wave of aerial attacks.
On the ground too, the US appears completely unable to move, despite occasionally resorting to opposing Kurdish factions and carrying out a landing in the Iraqi desert at other times, in addition to deploying special units in neighboring countries such as Kazakhstan and threatening to deploy a military division alongside nearly 50,000 soldiers the US Department of Defense says are already engaged in the war.
These developments reveal that the US has lost the battle militarily, especially in light of escalating indications about the depletion of its inventory of the most precise and advanced weapons after launching nearly 3,000 attacks, according to what Central Command announced—a tally not large but revealing the fragility of the American stockpile.
Economically, the US faces a growing energy crisis. International reports have spoken of it beginning to use the strategic petroleum reserve, which it did not use at the peak of crises; the Trump administration is trying to calm the rising oil market, which has jumped about 50% from its previous price, approaching $100 a barrel, amidst the failure of all efforts to pump oil into the American market, whether by opening the Strait of Hormuz or replacing it with Venezuelan oil, even with the Trump administration offering to lift sanctions on Russian oil.
Most importantly, the crisis is heading towards a dangerous turning point if the war continues for additional weeks, according to experts, or if other parties enter the war, such as Yemen, which overlooks the second most important sea passage in the region, specifically Bab Al-Mandeb.
Diplomatically, the American administration has lost international legitimacy with the decision of Western and allied countries to boycott it or identify with it by allowing its pursuing forces to use their bases in the region, as in the case of Britain, not to mention Western criticism of the war, all confirming that the US, whose president tried to blackmail the West with the card of economic sanctions, has become effectively isolated. Also, America’s failure, as usual, to extract a statement from the Security Council justifying its war is another indication of the extent of its neutralization globally.
Although the war is still in its infancy, the data coming from the US most likely indicates that America’s steadfastness against Iran seems limited, and most indicators suggest it will conclude a new agreement to save face after having believed it could decide the battle in days.