Making defeat look like victory: Trump's ridiculous Iran strategy

Hacer pasar la derrota por una victoria: la (ridícula) estrategia de Trump en Irán

Jun 25, 2026, 03:30 AM es source ↗
US-Israel War on Iran

Summary

An opinion piece argues that Iran had little difficulty 'winning' its confrontation with the US because it simply needed to threaten Trump's self-interest. The author contends that waging an illegal undeclared war that killed dozens of civilians was easily turned to Iran's advantage once Trump needed a face-saving exit. The piece dissects the absurdity of Trump framing military defeat as a diplomatic victory.

Preview

Al país de los ayatolás no le costó ganar esta guerra: solo tuvo que amenazar el interés propio de un aspirante a tirano. Librar una guerra de agresión no declarada e ilegal y matar a decenas de civiles no es señal de éxito, como el presidente de EE UU quiere hacernos creer

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