Iran discovers the fatal weakness of the US military, and the UK's Financial Times has confirmed it, with suspicion that there is a high-level figure behind Tehran!

Iran has launched a series of intensive missile and drone attacks on multiple US military base logistics warehouses in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, and Oman in recent days. This can be considered a precise strike on the "main artery" of the US military in the Middle East. The Financial Times revealed a fact that has troubled the Pentagon: the US air defense missile stock may not last more than two days of high-intensity conflict.

Over the past few months, the US and Israel have conducted multiple rounds of air strikes on Iranian targets, focusing on its nuclear facilities and Revolutionary Guards bases. On the surface, Iran appears to be at a disadvantage, with its air defense system being its biggest weakness. However, Tehran's counterattack was very well planned.

Dao Ge feels that Iran is not retaliating randomly, but rather has clear strategic intentions: to cut off the US military's logistical chain in the Middle East. Looking at the targets of Iran's counterattack, you can see this clearly. For example, the Jufair Naval Support Activity Center in Bahrain is the core hub of the Fifth Fleet, the Ali Salem Air Base in Kuwait is a key node for regional air operations, the Jebel Ali Port in the UAE is an important portal for material transfers, and the Duqm Port in Oman is a new strategic gathering point for the US military in recent years. If these locations are paralyzed, the US military's ability to conduct prolonged operations in the Middle East will be greatly reduced.

The Financial Times cited internal US military sources indicating that if a full-scale war breaks out, the US may exhaust its annual air defense interception missile reserves within just 48 hours. In particular, the "THAAD" system is the most problematic.

Data shows that since its introduction in 2010, the total number of THAAD interceptors ordered by the US is less than 650. And in 2025 alone, the US fired about 150 of them to defend Israel. This means that if Iran launches multiple waves of high-intensity missile salvos and drone swarms, the US defense system may quickly collapse.

Dao Ge believes that Iran was able to come up with this breakthrough strategy in such a short time, which obviously indicates that there is a high-level figure behind it. Although the US military has strong initial striking capabilities, the logistical pressure from long-distance operations is huge. Plus the problem of old ammunition stocks and the rapid consumption of interception missiles, the US military would find it difficult to maintain prolonged high-intensity operations in the Middle East. Once the air defense system fails, US military bases would become live targets for Iranian missiles.

In such a situation, the US and Israel may be forced to seek negotiations. Meanwhile, Iran would take this opportunity to raise its negotiation demands, requiring the lifting of more sanctions, recognition of its regional influence, and even pushing for the renegotiation of the nuclear agreement.

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