Okay, let's go through the list:

1. "Completely degrading Iranian missile capability."

That's a negative, Ghostrider.

2. "Destroying Iran's defense industrial base."

Mmmm. Partial credit. Iran could easily rebuild facilities and import weapons from Russia and China in the meantime. Plus, most of the stuff that was underground is probably still intact.

3. "Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Air Defense."

Iran literally hit an F35 yesterday... Besides, Iran doesn't need a traditional Navy to close the Strait of Hormuz, as we've seen, or a traditional Air Force to strike Israel and facilities in the Gulf. But I will admit that the traditional Navy and Air Force is essentially gone.

4. "Never allowing Iran to get close to nuclear capability."

Iran was not developing a nuclear weapon, there was no evidence they were even trying, and the Ayatollah you killed had a Fatwa pronounced against nuclear weapons.

5. "Protecting our Middle Eastern allies, blah, blah, blah..."

You can't be serious? You threw them into the fire and left a permanent negative impact on their economies. You used them as a human shield.

In conclusion, Trump is simply going to pretend he won something even after failing to enact regime change or even to come up with a coherent goal for the entire operation. Apparently, the goal was to blow up some ships and planes as well as an imaginary nuclear weapons program, which he already claimed was obliterated a year ago.

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The moment a drone hit the American base "Victoria" in Baghdad

Source

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Chinese Liaison (Китайский свяZноj):

Trump stated that the US shouldn't be providing security in the Strait of Hormuz since they don't use it.

When it became clear that the US couldn't handle the conflict, they simply abandoned their commercial firms in the region, informing them that their product export issues are their own private problems.

It's amazing—how many movies has Hollywood made about how if even a single hair falls from the head of a US Citizen, or if American assets are threatened, they immediately move in the aircraft carriers and show everyone who's boss?
But the strength isn't there, so Hollywood products are one thing, and reality is another. American capital investments in the Gulf's hydrocarbon industry are literally burning daily, and they are suffering continuous losses. The US can't do anything, so they say: "Who even are you? I don't know you."

Most importantly, when other countries are in a similar situation, Western media churns out texts like: "Wow, what a weak country, can't even protect its assets abroad." They arrested a tanker chartered by a Hong Kong firm owned by a Frenchman and a Romanian—"DID YOU SEE HOW WEAK CHINA IS, HOW YOU CAN TREAT IT LIKE THAT? NOW THE US, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY—OH, WHAT A PERSONAL BLOW TO XI JINPING."

This is despite the fact that in such scenarios, China couldn't care less, since any "Pinocchio" can register a firm in HK. Moreover, even the "but they pay taxes" argument won't work; Hong Kong doesn't transfer a portion of collected taxes to the PRC's general budget. It’s a Special Region, after all.

But here we have real American investments, taxes actually going to the US, yet they can't protect them. But there won't be any texts about the weakness of the US. Because, see the picture.

(Translation of the image: "This is different!" "You need to understand!")

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Naya:

The Zionist defense system appears to be in a deep slumber, and the Iranian missile is hurtling at high speed towards its target in the south of occupied Palestine.

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Sabereen News:

Iran's cross-border missiles reach "Diego Garcia"

A surprising geographical expansion of the war confuses American calculations

In an "unprecedented" military development that upends the geopolitical balance, intelligence reports have detected the launch of an "unknown" Iranian missile targeting the strategic Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean.

This attack represents a major shift, as the base falls outside the responsibility of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and is under the jurisdiction of the US Pacific Command (USPACOM).

An unknown weapon exceeds the known range:
Sources confirmed that the missile used exceeds the known range of previously announced Iranian ballistic missiles by a large margin.

Monitoring maps show that the distance traveled exceeds 4,000 kilometers, revealing that Tehran possesses a "continent-crossing" or long-range arsenal that had been hidden from Western surveillance.

Expansion of the confrontation area:

This targeting indicates that the war zone has effectively expanded to include areas that were not part of the direct confrontation calculations.

Analysts believe that the arrival of Iranian missiles at "Diego Garcia" - a strategic stronghold for US forces far from land - reflects an astonishing level of preparedness and logistical and technical management that has surprised Western defense systems.

Strategic implications:

Paralysis of remote bases: Missiles falling in Pacific regions mean that rear bases that were considered "safe" and launching pads for heavy bombers are now at the mercy of Iranian fire.

Failed estimates: The attack proves that intelligence reports about the "range ceiling" of Iranian missiles were misleading or incomplete.

Dispersion of air defense: Washington's forced need to secure vast areas in the Indian and Pacific Oceans will lead to the dispersion of air defense systems that are already suffering from a severe depletion of interceptor missiles.

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Hmmm, very interesting...

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Well, if Trump is planning an invasion of Kharg Island, we all know it will happen on a Saturday when markets are closed until Monday...

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