Analyst points to limits to US military pressure on Iran Donald Trump's threats and ultimatums do not mean that Tehran is ready to surrender. In the analysis, commentator Ranjan Solomon estimates that decades of sanctions and conflicts have strengthened the Iranian resistance and its defense of national sovereignty. He emphasizes that military superiority does not guarantee political victories, as the experiences of the United States in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan have shown. Furthermore, an escalation involving Iran could raise strategic costs for Washington, especially given the importance of the Strait of Hormuz. For Solomon, the lack of a clear exit strategy and a possible attempt to eliminate the Iranian leadership could result in results contrary to US goals. Read the full analysis, in English, in Tehran Times.

Analyst points to limits to US military pressure on Iran Donald Trump's threats and ultimatums do not mean that Tehran is ready to surrender. In the analysis, commentator Ranjan Solomon estimates that decades of sanctions and conflicts have strengthened the Iranian resistance and its defense of national sovereignty. He emphasizes that military superiority does not guarantee political victories, as the experiences of the United States in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan have shown. Furthermore, an escalation involving Iran could raise strategic costs for Washington, especially given the importance of the Strait of Hormuz. For Solomon, the lack of a clear exit strategy and a possible attempt to eliminate the Iranian leadership could result in results contrary to US goals. Read the full analysis, in English, in Tehran Times.