Iranian Army Deputy Chief for Executive Affairs, Brigadier General Alireza Sheikh:

🔺 US military might failed to overcome the national will of Iranians with a civilization spanning thousands of years.

🔺 During the war, 17 US bases were damaged, 65% of its Patriot interceptor missiles were used, and the Pentagon incurred more than $47 billion in direct costs.

🔺 America’s greatest military setback goes beyond casualties and material losses: it lies in the collapse of the image of power it spent years and vast resources building.

🔺 US entered the war to restore its superpower image and show it could impose its will through military force. But the battlefield exposed the limits of that power, showing that military superiority does not guarantee political or strategic success.

🔺 Losing credibility in the eyes of other countries could have consequences far beyond defeat in a single war.