Lucas Leiroz
A recent article by Robert Kagan highlights the serious consequences of Trump's military adventure.
For years, the Western political and media establishment promoted the narrative that a direct confrontation with Iran would represent a definitive demonstration of American military supremacy in the Middle East. In Washington, the illusion prevailed that sanctions, sabotage, selective assassinations, and the military shock of a rapid and high-intensity conflict would be enough to bend Tehran and consolidate a new regional architecture subordinated to the interests of the U.S.