Alastair Crooke: Iran Smashed the US Military Model – China Is Watching
Analysis of US-Iran tensions & global implications: failed negotiations, Iran's asymmetric warfare challenging traditional US military doctrine, and imminent energy crisis. Key topics include Trump's China visit, Iran's strengthened preconditions for talks, Israel's influence on US policy, and Middle East geopolitical shifts. Iran's resistance exposes limitations in American power projection as oil supplies tighten and European inflation rises. Economic and political consequences loom without diplomatic breakthrough. Discussion also explores China-Russia vision for Gulf-led security…
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