No. of Recommendations: 3
No, the "special military operation" is not failing. Stalemate, with oil shipments obstructed, is the long term objective.
Rewind to March -
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran
US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the American and Israeli military continued to launch strikes.
Trump said the US and allies would make Iran "economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before" after it picked "acceptable" new leadership. ...
Speaking on Friday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the administration expected military operations to last four to six weeks.
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!...
As we know Iran didn’t cave, so now we have bait and switch, a face-saving approach, or perhaps a slow-burn process that could work long term - at a high political price, sold to us as a brilliant strategy.
