Nournews: Donald Trump expresses satisfaction with the ceasefire and what he has described as the “opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” despite previously claiming several times a day that he would return Iran to the “Stone Age” and identifying regime change in the country as his primary objective. His admission of sending weapons in January to fuel unrest and fragmentation in Iran is presented as evidence of an American–Zionist plan to turn Iran into another Syria or Libya. Now, this shift toward a two-week ceasefire is portrayed as a sign of reduced objectives and an attempt to manage defeat while presenting it as victory on social media.
Despite Donald Trump’s posts about curbing Iran’s enrichment activities and imposing a 50 percent tariff on countries that sell weapons to Iran, realities on the ground are described as indicating the failure of all U.S. and Israeli military, political, economic, legal, and reputational objectives. Trump’s narrative is framed as an effort at psychological warfare and an attempt to suggest that broad concessions have been extracted from Iran, while the gap between claims and reality remains evident.
The Failed Project to Destabilize Iran
The shipment of weapons and support for unrest are described as part of Donald Trump’s project to fragment Iran and reproduce the Syria and Libya model. However, field evidence is presented as showing that these policies have failed, and not only were the intended objectives not achieved, but resistance forces have consolidated their cohesion and strength.
Political, military, and economic observers are described as believing that Donald Trump has suffered military, political, moral, legal, economic, and strategic defeats. These failures have also been accompanied by internal repercussions within the United States; military protests and impeachment initiatives in Congress are cited as examples of domestic crises resulting from Trump’s policies. In this context, his claims about preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and imposing tariffs are portrayed as amplified mainly in virtual spaces and unable to conceal the failure of anti-Iran objectives.
The Collapse of the American–Zionist Middle East
For years, the design of the American–Zionist Middle East rested on two pillars: unilateral U.S. dominance and the expansion of Israeli influence from the Nile to the Euphrates. Another objective was the fragmentation of regional countries and the restriction of the independence and freedom of regional actors. The Ramadan War and the Al-Aqsa Flood operation are described as having altered these equations, while intelligence and military failures exposed the shortcomings of U.S. and Israeli projects. The acceptance of Iran’s 10-point conditions for a ceasefire is presented as ending expansionist plans and reflecting a shift in the balance of power.
A Golden Age of the Middle East Based on Resistance
Today, the equations of West Asia are described as no longer being shaped by the American–Zionist order, but rather by resistance as the axis of security and independence. The operational and popular unity of resistance forces is portrayed as having consolidated their strength, so that any threat against one member of the resistance would trigger a broad reaction. Any aggression against Lebanon or Hezbollah is presented as a factor that would draw other members of the resistance into the field.
The Strait of Hormuz and its management are described as another vital component of the new order. U.S. and Israeli threats against this passage are portrayed as evidence of its importance as a deterrence tool and of Iran’s legal right to impose tariffs. The connection between the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb Strait is described as forming a network for controlling regional transit. A return to the pre-war era is portrayed as impossible, while indigenous security and genuine regional independence are framed as achievements of the resistance and the central pillars of the golden age of West Asia.
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