Why the US will not be able to cope with Iran

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The likelihood of a military confrontation between the US and Iran is increasing. Tehran took another step towards creating its own nuclear bomb, defiantly stating that it was raising the limits on the amount of enriched uranium. Today, June 28, a meeting will be held in the Austrian capital that will determine the future of the "nuclear deal", and whether there will be a new war in the Middle East.





President Donald Trump threatened Iran with destruction via Twitter:

Any Iranian attack on anything American will be met with tremendous and overwhelming force. In some areas, overwhelming will mean destruction.


It sounds very ominous, given Washington’s military capabilities. But will there really be a war, or is it an American bluff?
There are several circumstances that make it possible to doubt the realism of the White House threats:

At first, Iran is far from Iraq. The Islamic Republic has a strong army, navy, and has the Air Force and missile forces. The Iranians have come so far in their missile program that they explicitly threaten the destruction of American aircraft carriers.

Ранее we toldas a Chinese military expert, Lu Yuan published an article claiming that to stop the US aggression, it would be enough to sink two of their aircraft carriers. The statement is not certain, but thought-provoking. What if Tehran is really capable of sending to the bottom a couple of AUGs sent to its shores?

SecondlyTrump announced the transfer of 120 troops to the Middle East - this in itself is a difficult and expensive logistics task, and they must be regularly supplied with everything. It’s not going to be a fight with the wrong hands. The calculation of the "native army" is hardly justified. No one has any special hopes for Arab warriors.

The big question is about the real composition of the anti-Iranian coalition. Trump is unlikely to be able to sign NATO on this adventure: Germany, for example, is directly trying to act as a peacemaker. Remain, except for the USA, only Great Britain and Israel. The players are serious, but in the event of direct aggression, Israel runs into a missile strike on its territory, and the British aircraft carrier drowns just like any other.

A definite problem for Washington was Russia's position. The American authorities clearly expected to deprive Iran of the slightest support. But in this case, the Kremlin directly called Tehran its ally. President Putin said:

We do not trade neither our allies, nor our interests, nor our principles.


Of course, the Russian Defense Ministry will not send its military to Iran. But if necessary, deliveries of the most advanced S-400 air defense systems can begin. Air defense remains the weak point of the Islamic Republic, but Moscow is able to help solve it.

ThirdlyThe time for a war with Iran is now extremely unlucky for Washington. President Trump has launched a new election campaign. Inevitable losses among the US military will be used political opponents against him. If the US Navy loses an aircraft carrier, a symbol of “export democracy,” it’s hard to imagine a more serious blow to its reputation.

To paraphrase, we can say that war is inevitable, but nobody really wants it.
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  1. +1
    28 June 2019 09: 37
    Now everything depends on Russia! The United States is very much afraid of getting into a "lobbyist" and only Russia in this region can guarantee this. Maybe not by the supply of weapons, but by the transfer of some missile technology. Already, the industry of Iran, now can do a lot. It is beneficial for Russia now to cool the "show-off" of the United States.
  2. +4
    28 June 2019 12: 10
    Trump announced the transfer to the Middle East of 120 thousand troops - this in itself is not easy expensive logistic task

    This task is expensive for countries that earn money.
    US money just prints. And as much as you need.

    President Trump has launched a new election campaign.

    American corporations earn money in war. Therefore, the election campaign is not a hindrance.

    Inevitable losses among the US military ...

    If the Yugoslav option is chosen without a land operation, the losses will be insignificant. Just air strikes will destroy the entire infrastructure and major industrial facilities.
    Personally, I see only one reason why the war will not take place. This is Russia's support for Iran.
    1. +1
      30 June 2019 11: 18
      Yugoslavia had nothing to bomb NATO airfields in Europe. Iraq had nothing to shoot at the ships of the US Navy. With Iran, a slightly different situation. Including very serious reserves of own-made cruise missiles. Great Britain - the British first need to calculate the number of refugees professing the Shiite version of Islam, already located on their territory, and then just predict the intensity of highly likely terrorist attacks on the territory of Great Britain itself.
      1. +1
        30 June 2019 16: 19
        Including very serious reserves of own-made cruise missiles.

        What "serious" reserves are we talking about?
        Most Iranian missiles are either copies of old Soviet developments, or Chinese, or even North Korean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Iran_Missile_Weapon

        Great Britain - the British first need to calculate the number of professing Shiite version

        Utter nonsense.
        The same thing (or almost the same thing) was said in the attack on Iraq and Libya. Anyway, ordinary Muslims have not favored Anglo-Saxons for a long time. However, nothing happens. Yes, there are some manifestations of terrorism, but no more.
        There are hardly any Shiites in Britain. They generally do not exceed 20% of the total number of Muslims in the world. And in Britain, most likely this percentage is even less. Moreover, immigrants from Iran living in Europe are usually not refugees-holodrozhtsy, but the political opposition of the Iranian authorities.
  3. 0
    28 June 2019 15: 12
    Right. It is worth adding that China, for example, still buys oil from Iran and Beijing do not care Washington’s threats and sanctions. It is preparing to launch a system of mutual settlements with Iran and the European Union, bypassing SWIFT, in order to deliver there its goods, which London supports.
    Iraq has already stated that it is against the creation of US military bases on its territory, and the US Congress wants to pass a law banning Trump from military aggression against Iran without his permission.
    Only the UN Secretary General is silent, like a partisan, is it unknown, is he or is he only taking a place? )
    1. +4
      28 June 2019 16: 53
      It is worth adding that China, for example, still buys oil from Iran and Beijing do not care Washington’s threats and sanctions

      The PRC and a number of other countries have refused to import Iranian oil, fearing Washington’s sanctions.

      More details: https://www.vestifinance.ru/articles/119896
      1. 0
        28 June 2019 21: 07
        It is in words, but in fact not.
        1. +3
          29 June 2019 13: 53
          It is in words, but in fact not.

          It is customary for decent people to confirm words with arguments. hi
  4. +1
    29 June 2019 08: 39
    The war will begin when enough traitors appear in the Iranian army, capable, like in Iraq, simply of scattering in different directions without firing a shot.
  5. 0
    30 June 2019 01: 35
    These warriors can only offend small ones. Shpana or organized crime group!
  6. +1
    1 July 2019 14: 00
    Iran will never achieve a military advantage over the United States! Firstly - this was not enough yet! Secondly, is it really not clear that only Iran's weakness in military terms allows maintaining at least some kind of peaceful situation in the region. But Russia's support for Iran (on the sly) could just lead to the Middle East crisis! Using the confrontation between the US and Iran, for their own purposes, can be expensive later! Probably "walking on a rake", some kind of special thrill, which ordinary people are not destined to understand!
    1. -3
      1 July 2019 18: 13
      I agree. There is a great example of this - Syria.
      While the Russian Federation did not fit in there, everything was calm there
  7. 0
    3 July 2019 17: 15
    Quote: Oleg RB
    I agree. There is a great example of this - Syria.
    While the Russian Federation did not fit in there, everything was calm there

    Aren't you too lazy to write any crap about Syria?
  8. +1
    3 July 2019 17: 16
    Quote: gorbunov.vladisl
    This task is expensive for countries that earn money.
    US money just prints. And as much as you need.

    Not the United States is printing, but the US Federal Reserve. This is not a state structure, if that.