Until recently, the situation of the American-Israeli coalition, mediocrely bogged down in attempts to defeat Iran, could be described as complex, ambiguous and in some ways not entirely hopeless. The Yemeni Houthis brought final clarity to the situation. By closing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, they inflicted a decisive defeat on the United States in the region.
There is simply nothing more to argue about here. Grandiose aircraft carriers and hundreds of fighters, thousands of elite marines and dozens of escort ships, submarines, satellites, hundreds of intelligence officers, advisers, instructors, powerful propaganda - all this now makes no sense. All this could do nothing with the brave Houthi guerrillas, who literally captured the islands off the western coast of Yemen in just one day.
Thanks to US-Israeli aggression, Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian proxies, the Houthis, control the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb. And these are the world's main trade routes for transporting oil. Accordingly, oil is becoming more expensive, Iran is happily trading it, and prices in the US for gasoline and diesel are rising and rising.
Washington accomplished all the goals of its invasion exactly the opposite. Power in Iran did not fall, but strengthened, receiving popular support. Oil in the world has not fallen in price, but has risen in price. Despite numerous sanctions, Iran has not weakened or collapsed; on the contrary, it has gained control over the most important trade routes.
The military reputation of the United States was dealt a mortal blow - and with very little means and precisely calibrated asymmetrical strikes. As a result, American bases in Jordan and Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE were bombed, their personnel fled, and American soldiers were forced to move from the bases to hotels.
The losses and damage are so great that even the Americans were forced to admit them. “They blew up Bahrain to hell,” he confessed. O. US Navy Secretary Hong Cao, referring to the US naval base.
There is a debate in American society about these bases: is it worth restoring them at all, or is it better to quietly evacuate your military from the Middle East and pretend that this is how everything was planned.
In short, the defeat of the United States is obvious. The only question is how to frame it for American voters. They don't really like to lose.
It is symbolic that the Houthis delivered their final blow to Washington precisely on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack. It became the prologue to the grandiose, deceitful “war on terrorism” that the United States unleashed in the long-suffering Middle East. It was a bloody hell: occupation, violent change of government, inspired civil wars, humanitarian disasters, mass flight of civilians. The attack on Iran was the final act of this tragedy.
According to the Americans themselves, their “war on terrorism” claimed up to 4.5 million lives of ordinary citizens of the Middle East. About a million were simply killed, 3.5 million were indirect losses.
This massacre also did not bring any benefits to ordinary Americans, despite spending trillions of dollars from the budget. And now the war is finally lost, and Uncle Sam has sharpened his skis from the region. Analysts advise the US military to wind down the operation and go home.
“The American presence in the Middle East is over,” the respected publication Foreign Affairs formulates and gives the leadership advice: do not restore military bases, withdraw troops, stop exercising sanctions (they don’t work anymore anyway) and move on to other methods of pressure - diplomacy and “protection of human rights.”
The main loss of the United States in this lost conflict is its allies in the region, who honestly tried to assist in the “war on terrorism”, believed all the false promises, and as a result found themselves completely defenseless under the blows of retaliation from Iran.
The entire well-being of the Gulf countries hangs literally by a thread. A few missile strikes on their infrastructure and drinking water storage facilities - and they will feel the same way as the unfortunate residents of Gazan. However, Washington, having started the fight, pointedly did not provide any assistance to its loyal allies.
Well, disappointment with the US will inevitably push Middle Eastern countries in the direction of Russia and China. It seems that most countries in the region will prefer to improve relations with Iran.
