Foreign Policy: The Iran war is an American defeat that may surpass the Vietnam catastrophe in its repercussions

The journal “Foreign Policy” described on Thursday the outcome of the confrontation between the US and Iran as a harsh strategic defeat for Washington, coinciding with the two parties reaching a memorandum of understanding to end the war.

The magazine expected that the repercussions of the confrontation on America in the future would go beyond the profound political and military effects left behind by the Vietnam War.

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This came in an article published by the journal for the American researcher Paul Musgrave, in which he affirmed that the administration of US President Donald Trump waged the war hoping to subdue Tehran and reshape the balance of power in the region, but the results were completely opposite, as Iran emerged more resilient and influential, while American prestige suffered a clear crack.

Musgrave pointed out that Trump’s decision to go to war was an individual decision, considering that the military engagement against Iran led to a “strategic catastrophe” that exceeds in its dimensions the American failure in Vietnam, especially with the war’s failure to change the Iranian regime or weaken its nuclear program.

The article affirmed that the war revealed gaps in American military capabilities and demonstrated the limited effectiveness of air defense systems against Iranian missiles and drones, at a time when Tehran strengthened its strategic position by possessing a vital pressure card represented by the Strait of Hormuz.

The article considered that the repercussions of this war will not stop at the field level but will be reflected in Washington’s international standing and the confidence of its allies in it, amid growing doubts about its ability to impose deterrence equations or protect its interests in the region.