Trump’s war turned a disaster into a victory
US President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the Iran war, while Tehran remains embroiled in the war and the US-Israeli offensive is causing increasing deaths and economic and political damage.
The devastating US-Israeli attacks have left 3.2 million people temporarily displaced across Iran, driven from their homes, according to the UN today. Tehran’s policy of spreading violence across the region has led to rising coalition casualties, indicating that a longer war may be underway.
And yet Donald Trump claims the war has been won and that American-Israeli forces are “destroying” the Iranian regime. Civilian casualties are rising, with possibly 1,300 killed and 17,000 injured so far. Across the region, at least 12 people have been killed and many more injured. Four more US soldiers were killed when a refuelling Stratotanker plane crashed in western Iraq, and a French soldier was also killed in drone attacks on one of France’s Iraqi bases.
US President Donald Trump’s initial victory claims seem extremely hollow. (Image: Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock)
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As casualties mounted, the war would become even more unpopular with America. Still more warplanes are hitting UK bases, with British troops forced into hiding as drones hit their quarters in Erbil, northern Iraq.
The UK government is navigating a delicate situation and taking a defensive stance in response to attacks from the Tehran regime, which is eager to involve US allies in the conflict. Leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps do not accept the blurred line between defensive and offensive action and want Western voters to oppose the war.
US B1 bombers at UK base RAF Fairford (Image: Getty Images)
American F-18 fighter aircraft in action (Image: US Navy/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia is reportedly helping Iran improve its targeting skills. However, there are suspicions that Russia is aiding in the development of drone tactics and missiles to enhance the effectiveness of these projectiles.
Coalition troops have already said that drones are flying unusually low, making them difficult to detect and this is something Russia may have learned over the border with Ukraine. And it could certainly mean a difficult choice for the British government, which has so far refused to say outright that Britain would get further involved in the war.
Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon leaves for the Med (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and his government are expecting the war to end in “a matter of weeks”, having already claimed victory. Claiming such a statement does not make it true and despite their vigorous efforts, Iran still has a choice as to when this war ends.
It appears Iran is tolerating some devastating attacks while allowing the US and Israel to spend billions on a war they cannot afford. They can simply cause as much damage as possible while the regime survives and hangs on for some time. And its end seems far away at the moment.
US Navy and a Super Hornet jet (Image: Getty Images)
At the moment, amid Trump’s chaotic statements about the war, it is almost impossible to tell what its purpose really is beyond imposing US military power on Iran because regime change is not happening. Every leader will simply be replaced.
