{"id":1830936,"date":"2026-03-17T20:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1830936"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:32:24","slug":"are-the-us-and-israel-waging-a-war-on-irans-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1830936","title":{"rendered":"Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran&#8217;s terms?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76376380_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran's terms?\" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran&#8217;s terms?<\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"08:06\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76402500\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je\/je20260317_FSAsymmetricWarfareIran_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AZmO<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?<\/p>\n<p>Picture a war where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/drones\/t-38577815\">$30,000 drones<\/a> force million\u2011dollar intercepts;\u00a0where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply;\u00a0and where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/houthis\/t-67629191\">proxy militias<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/cyberwar\/t-38111131\">cyberattacks<\/a>\u00a0and disinformation allow a country to strike without\u00a0ever showing its own flag.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Iran&#8217;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&#8217;s hard to predict and much harder to control.<\/p>\n<p>Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0trap?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?<\/p>\n<p>Picture a war where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/drones\/t-38577815\">$30,000 drones<\/a> force million\u2011dollar intercepts;\u00a0where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply;\u00a0and where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/houthis\/t-67629191\">proxy militias<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/cyberwar\/t-38111131\">cyberattacks<\/a>\u00a0and disinformation allow a country to strike without\u00a0ever showing its own flag.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Iran&#8217;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&#8217;s hard to predict and much harder to control.<\/p>\n<p>Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0trap?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle?<\/p>\n<p>Picture a war where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/drones\/t-38577815\">$30,000 drones<\/a> force million\u2011dollar intercepts;\u00a0where a handful of naval drones and fast boats can threaten the global oil supply;\u00a0and where <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/houthis\/t-67629191\">proxy militias<\/a>, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/cyberwar\/t-38111131\">cyberattacks<\/a>\u00a0and disinformation allow a country to strike without\u00a0ever showing its own flag.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Iran&#8217;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&#8217;s hard to predict and much harder to control.<\/p>\n<p>Does Washington know how to respond to a form of warfare designed to drain it slowly? Or has Donald Trump stepped into <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0trap?<\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/are-the-us-and-israel-waging-a-war-on-irans-terms\/video-76402500&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76376380_6.jpg&#8221;] Are the US and Israel waging a war on Iran&#8217;s terms? https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AZmO What if your enemy could beat you without winning a single battle? 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