Where Is the Bravado, Trump or Iran?
Trump claims Iran is begging for a peace deal. Iran says it it not talking with Trump or Israel.
Iran thinks it is pointless to negotiate with defeated and collapsing enemies. The spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces says that the American military structure in West Asia has “collapsed in the shortest possible time.”
Press TV Reports:
In a wide-ranging interview with the Iranian news agency IRNA, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi expressed strong criticism of US military adventurism in the region, while highlighting the Iranian response to ongoing hostilities.
He said that US personnel are now forced to abandon certain military bases and take refuge in civilian hotels, a move that he condemned as an attempt by the US to use civilian structures for military cover.
“The Americans, who once relied on their military bases to establish a presence, are now hiding in hotels and relying on the civilian areas as a protective shield,” Shekarchi said.
“This marks a humiliating retreat and an admission of their inability to defend themselves.”
He said that the American forces are no longer able to sustain a military presence in several regions of West Asia, citing the destruction of key US bases.
“We have dismantled 17 US bases in the region, and they have failed to protect their forces or their installations,” Shekarchi stated, adding that the failure of US military plans is a significant blow to American credibility.
It is extraordinary that the US military permitted Trump to start a war for which American armed forces were not prepared and for which American armed forces had insufficient munitions to remain in the fight.
To avoid an embarrassing defeat, will Washington use nuclear weapons, or will Iran back off from its victory?