Iran announced significant military achievements in its maritime counterattack: multiple missiles launched by the Iranian military accurately hit a U.S. combat support ship, and the target was "seriously damaged." If this is true, it is indeed a major achievement, a heavy blow to the Trump administration.
Prior to this, Iran claimed that their counterattack caused more than 200 U.S. military casualties. This news and the serious damage to the U.S. combat support ship need further verification.
Now, besides intense warfare, the U.S. and Israel are also waging a public opinion war with Iran. The Israeli side claims that several high-ranking Iranian officials were killed in an explosion, including the Iranian Defense Minister Naserzadeh and the Supreme Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Pakpour. However, the Iranian side has not yet confirmed this information.
The strength between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is asymmetric. The United States hopes for a war with as few casualties as possible or even zero casualties. In 1999, NATO bombed Yugoslavia for 78 days and achieved zero casualties, with only one U.S. aircraft being shot down, but the pilot returned safely. Therefore, if Iran can kill a number of U.S. troops, it will cause great shock and put huge pressure on Trump.
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