Press review - Winning Battles, Losing Ground: Two Perspectives on the Iran War

  Two  interesting  articles   caught my eyes   yesterday 

 1 .

How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East

        The article argues that the U.S.–Israeli war against Iran may have backfired strategically, leaving Iran in a stronger geopolitical position rather than weaker.

The article’s main conclusion:

The war may have given Iran “all the cards” because it can endure damage while exploiting global vulnerabilities—meaning the U.S. and Israel risk winning battles but losing the broader strategic contest.

  Read  it here :   

       

How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East: Tehran has established control over the Strait of Hormuz, while uniting the Arab world behind it - and crushing Netanyahu's dreams of regional domination .

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2 

Iran war: Why US allies are suffering more than its enemies: Europe and Asia are bearing the brunt of the ongoing conflict, as global oil and gas supplies are plunged into turmoil

The article argues that the economic impact of the Iran war is hurting U.S. allies (especially in Europe and Asia) more than Iran itself, creating an unexpected imbalance where Washington’s partners bear the biggest costs.

U.S. allies suffer the most

• Countries in Europe and Asia depend heavily on Gulf energy and trade flows.
• As a result, they face:
  • energy shortages
  • rising prices
  • inflation
  • disrupted supply chains 

The article concludes that the war is economically backfiring: instead of crippling Iran, it is placing the heaviest burden on U.S. allies, highlighting how control of global energy routes can outweigh battlefield outcomes.