Trump’s Iran war exposes limits of American power

was killed along with his 44 top leaders. The US and Israel thought that like in Iraq, people would revolt in Iran. But the reverse happened.People took to the streets to mourn Khamenei’s death.

Iran retaliated with its drones and missiles. It happened because Iran decentralized administrative command. Now, every area commander is free to make independent decisions.

A visibly irritated US and Israel increased their intensity of bombing barrage. It was carried out so irresponsibly that on 28 February two bombs were dropped on a girls’ school, killing 168 students and 14 teachers.The newly-elected Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed to avenge the martyrdom of these girls. He has publicly vowed to punish Trump and seek reparation.

You are free to consider it a boast of a rank novice but it’s clear that Washington hasn’t come across such a fierce counter-attack in years. This has severely dented US’s aura of invincibility.Under the US shadow, the Gulf monarchies created an oasis of peace and prosperity by filling their own coffers and that of the western nations. The hollowness of the arrangement is visible today.

The Gulf States’s image is in tatters, while the US and Israel are bleeding economically. According to a CNN report, $11 billion was lost in the first six days of the conflict.The Iranian attack has severely damaged US bases in West Asia. They have exhausted one third of the entire global stockpile of missiles.

Meanwhile, US rival China is sitting pretty with its resources and forces intact. Situation is so dire that the US has to summon its missile batteries stationed in South Korea and Japan. How will the US defend South Korea or Japan against any Chinese aggression? The current conflict shows what the