Through an approach of existential attrition, the clerical regime in Tehran is now causing shocks and tingles in the global market, striking where influence is strongest.
The Islamic Republic knows it cannot overcome the military might of the US and Israel and has adopted a strategy of attrition ... As the war enters its third week, the policy of attrition seems to be working.
On the 14th day of the US–Israel war against Iran, the conflict entered a more grinding phase in which neither side was closer to a decisive military outcome ... It was the first-ever incident of any air force refueller being shot down ... — AFP ... — Reuters.
ScheerPost Staff ... As he puts it, “Nobody can tell a plausible story about how this war ends.” Iran, far from collapsing, has every incentive—and the capability—to turn the conflict into a grinding war of attrition ... Oman. ... The idea that the U.S ... ... ....