Donald Trump went to war against Iran to demonstrate the invincibility of American empire. Eight months later, Iran has helped deliver one of the most devastating strategic defeats in the history of American imperial power. The battlefield was in Iran. The political earthquake struck Washington.

Trump wanted regime change in Tehran. American voters delivered it in Congress.

The November midterm elections have demolished Republican control of both the House and Senate.

But this is more than an electoral humiliation. It is a historic indictment of the imperial arrogance, Israeli-driven militarism, and political establishment that dragged America into another catastrophic Middle Eastern war.

But this is more than an electoral humiliation. It is a historic indictment of the imperial arrogance, Israeli-driven militarism, and political establishment that dragged America into another catastrophic Middle Eastern war.

The implications are staggering: Iran survived the American-Israeli assault. Trump’s congressional majority did not.

On 28th February, Washington and Israel unleashed overwhelming military force, assassinating Iran’s supreme leader, devastating infrastructure, and inflicting enormous human suffering. They possessed the aircraft, missiles, intelligence systems, and technological superiority. They could kill leaders, destroy installations, and terrorize cities.

What they could not do was compel Iran to surrender. That failure is the heart of their strategic catastrophe.

Iran demonstrated........

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