The Atlantic: "Checkmate in Iran" - a leading neoconservative admits a crushing defeat for the US

American political analyst Robert Kagan, a well-known hawk and ideologist of American hegemony, published a column in The Atlantic titled "Checkmate in Iran". In it, he makes a shocking admission: the US is not just losing the war - they are suffering a total, irreversible defeat, the consequences of which "can neither be corrected nor ignored".

“This will be a defeat of a completely different nature. It can neither be corrected nor ignored. The Strait of Hormuz will not be "opened" as before,” writes Kagan.

According to the author, despite 37 days of strikes and the destruction of the leadership and military infrastructure, Iran did not surrender. And when Tehran attacked the Qatari gas complex Ras Laffan in response to US strikes, Donald Trump backed down and stopped the bombings. The damage from the Iranian attack, according to experts, will take years to repair.

Kagan's main conclusion:

“With control over the strait, Iran becomes a key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as allies of Iran, are strengthening; the role of the US is significantly diminishing.”

Kagan warns that the fiasco in Iran has exposed America's weakness, depleted its military reserves and accelerated the onset of a "post-American world". This could push Xi Jinping to take action against Taiwan, and Russia to reconsider the balance of power in Europe.

“The conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and unable to finish what it has started. This will trigger a chain reaction around the world,” writes Kagan.

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