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Source: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/forget-trumps-flailing-irans-the-one-without-an-endgame/
Iran Has the Rhetoric of a Victor but the Position of a Loser
(Asia Times-Hong Kong) R.N. Prasher - So far, Iran has shown no interest in a ceasefire while doing everything in its diminished power to expand the war - in the process torpedoing the global economy. Yet, neither Israel nor the U.S. nor other countries in the region have suffered casualties and damage anywhere near that suffered by Iran and, unlike Iran, their leadership remains intact. Their air defenses are still working while Iran's have been decimated. The U.S. and Israel operate freely in Iranian airspace, striking at will. Iran's missile stockpile will not last indefinitely. A war of attrition cannot be a rational goal for Iran. Iran's main allies are Russia and China, neither of which has offered substantial material help to Tehran's war effort.