POLICY12:29 UTC11h ago 1 min readSource: Al Jazeera
Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

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Washington misread Iran, overestimated its own leverage and found itself trapped in a costly 40-day war of attrition.
AI Executive Brief
- / Washington's strategies against Iran were ineffective due to misjudgments.
- / The US overestimated its influence and underestimated Iran's resilience.
- / The conflict resulted in a prolonged and costly war of attrition.
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