Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran’s terms?

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Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran’s terms?

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What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?

Picture a war where $30,000 drones force million‑dollar intercepts; where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply; and where proxy militias, cyberattacks and disinformation allow a country to strike without ever showing its own flag.

That’s Iran’s playbook: They are making up for their conventional military disadvantage with acts of asymmetric warfare. The result is a situation so chaotic and volatile that it’s hard to predict and much harder to control.

Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into Iran‘s trap?

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What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?

Picture a war where $30,000 drones force million‑dollar intercepts; where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply; and where proxy militias, cyberattacks and disinformation allow a country to strike without ever showing its own flag.

That’s Iran’s playbook: They are making up for their conventional military disadvantage with acts of asymmetric warfare. The result is a situation so chaotic and volatile that it’s hard to predict and much harder to control.

Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into Iran‘s trap?

What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?

Picture a war where $30,000 drones force million‑dollar intercepts; where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply; and where proxy militias, cyberattacks and disinformation allow a country to strike without ever showing its own flag.

That’s Iran’s playbook: They are making up for their conventional military disadvantage with acts of asymmetric warfare. The result is a situation so chaotic and volatile that it’s hard to predict and much harder to control.

Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into Iran‘s trap?

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2026-05-06 11:14:32

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