40 Day War: Collapse of 19 American bases in the region.
Haji-Najjar, an expert on strategic issues: The US military is completely incapable and suffers from a serious weakness in dealing with Iran. The discussion of the dismissal of the Minister of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the first sign of the failure of the American military structure. After the revolution, the US invested in 19 regional bases over 50 years, but the 40-day war collapsed them all.