In ancient times, when two opposing forces go to war, one would lose and the other would win. Why? Because physical weapons were the only means available. Not so is the case in the modern era where defeat in a battle does not automatically mean victory for the winner, because the loser could lose the battle but win the war, and the victor could win the battle and lose the war.

Modern wars are determined not just by military superiority alone but also with supremacy in other fronts—intelligence, opinion engineering, economic, technological, proxy, and strategic primacy. The more a country excels in those fronts, the bigger the possibility for overpowering its enemies.

This explains why a developing country can withstand the onslaught of attacks from a superpower country as is visible in the US war against Iran. It does not mean, however, that Iran will defeat the US—a very remote possibility any sensible analysts could fathom.

Iran’s strength lies not solely in its fast depleting stockpile of ballistic missiles and drones, given that its missile launchers have been massively obliterated, and it is relying only on the 150 launchers remaining under merciless US and Israeli bombardment that has wiped out its air cover. It relies on the other war fronts.

Knowing that its military power is eroding rapidly, Iran is battling its enemies in the economic front—brazenly moving to close the Strait of Hormuz while attacking US military and economic assets in the Middle East.

By moving to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iran aims to drag Europe, Asia, and Africa into the war, hoping that European, Asian, and African countries would cry out to the US to stop the strikes. And by attacking American economic assets in........

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