Misplaced Assumptions Have Plagued U.S. War Efforts Against Iran

(The Soufan Center) There are myriad assumptions by the Trump administration that have proven faulty thus far and have contributed to the devastation wrought by this conflict to date. In addition to misplaced assumptions, Washington’s strategic communications have hampered the military campaign. Tehran recognizes that it will not be able to defeat the U.S. and Israel in a conventional conflict, but its approach will only allow for a Pyrrhic victory for Iran’s enemies. A deeply damaged yet surviving hardcore of the regime could also seek to race to develop a nuclear bomb, seeing it as the only potential safeguard from future attacks. – Misplaced Assumptions Have Plagued U.S. War Efforts Against Iran – The Soufan Center