The United States has suffered its biggest strategic defeat since it emerged as a superpower.

This is a worst defeat than Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan.

It comes after Donald Trump threatened genocide against Iran, which must never and will never

be forgotten. It underlines that his continued presence in the White House

is a threat to humanity and he must be removed. But that threat itself is part of a broader

story, which is the disintegration of American hegemony, which has three pillars, economic,

military, and moral. Now, you can tell the Trump administration is rattled. The White House Director of

Communications has sent me a, let's say, catchy message. Seriously, is absolutely wild. We will come

on to it. The dangers are not over, but US power has suffered a crushing blow. It's a defeat

for Israel too, whose elite are currently overwhelmed with fury and humiliation.

We'll certainly talk about that.

A quick reminder, this illegal and unprovoked war on Iran was launched in order to overthrow

the regime and crush its military capabilities.

It's done none of those things and instead has handed Iran de facto control over the Strait of Hummus, one of the

main arteries of the global economy, where a fifth of oil passes, as well as other essential

resources like liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, petrogenicals, metals and industrial

materials. Huge damage, huge economic damage has been inflicted on the West,

including the United States. That has yet to be properly felt, but it will be. The West Gulf

Allies and Israel have also suffered huge economic damage and the reputations the Gulf

States built, a stable oasis of autocratic calm have been totally shattered, and that

is their business model. The US has depleted a significant amount of its military arsenal,

which was already depleted, hence the opposition of the US chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs,

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