Tensions between the United States (US) and Iran have entered a new\nphase following the official announcement of a two-week ceasefire\nagreement. However, behind Washington\u2019s narrative of de-escalation, the\nsituation on the ground reveals a starkly different reality, where Uncle\nSam\u2019s country is considered to have failed in imposing its will through\nmilitary force.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump\u2019s sudden move is viewed not as a sign of victory, but\nrather as an emergency manoeuvre to avoid greater political and economic\nlosses for the US itself.<\/p>\n
This sharp perspective is offered by the President of the Middle East\nStudies Centre and Guest Lecturer at HSE University in Moscow, Russia,\nMurad Sadygzade. According to him, what is happening now is not the end\nof the conflict, but merely a \u201cbreathing space\u201d in the midst of an\nunfinished war.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is actually happening is a forced interruption, achieved under\npressure and surrounded by incompatible interpretations between\nWashington and Tehran,\u201d Sadygzade stated in his analysis, published by\nRT on Thursday (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
For many international observers, Iran has emerged as the winner in\nthis phase of the battle. Tehran is seen as having withstood the\nonslaught, retaliated with strength and dignity, and refused to\nsurrender.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US and Israel hoped to dictate the rules of the conflict and\nthen present Iran\u2019s forced retreat as proof of their own victory. What\nhappened in practice was the opposite,\u201d Sadygzade explained.<\/p>\n
Washington\u2019s Ordered Retreat<\/p>\n
The US strategy, relying on maximum pressure and intimidation\nrhetoric, is said to have hit a dead end. Sadygzade assesses that Iran\nhas proven that a major country with a resilient political system cannot\nbe broken by a single cycle of attacks, even if they cause significant\ndamage.<\/p>\n
\u201cDonald Trump made a sudden reversal in the final hours before his\nown ultimatum expired. This should not be read as a confident move from\na winner, but as a compelled manoeuvre from a leader urgently seeking an\nexit from an increasingly dangerous configuration,\u201d Sadygzade\nelaborated.<\/p>\n
Sadygzade added that before the ceasefire was announced, US rhetoric\nhad escalated to threats against Iran\u2019s civilian infrastructure. The\nsudden shift towards negotiation indicates that military pressure is\nbeginning to backfire on the American side.<\/p>\n
\u201cContinuing the war threatens Washington with multiple layers of\ncosts. Military uncertainty remains high, allies feel uneasy, markets\nreact nervously, and the prospect of a prolonged conflict without\nconvincing results becomes increasingly real,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Losses Actually Strengthen It<\/p>\n
Militarily, the US and Israel have indeed succeeded in striking\nIran\u2019s infrastructure significantly. However, Sadygzade emphasises that\nwar cannot be measured solely by the number of targets destroyed, but by\nits political outcomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cExternal pressure on this scale almost always produces a dual\neffect. It heightens fear, fatigue, and anger, but it can also sharply\nstrengthen historical communal sentiment, especially when society views\nthe events as an attack on the nation itself,\u201d Sadygzade revealed.<\/p>\n
According to Sadygzade, the US and Israeli attacks have instead\nunited the Iranian people under the logic of national survival. Internal\ndissatisfaction with the government has subsided in the face of external\naggression.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn that sense, the US and Israel have achieved the opposite of what\nthey intended. Instead of loosening the internal bonds of Iranian\nsociety, they have contributed to tightening them,\u201d Sadygzade\nstressed.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted how Iran has successfully seized the political\ninitiative. If one side starts a war hoping to force capitulation but\nends up with mediation, then the original design has failed.<\/p>\n
Shock to the Entire World<\/p>\n
This conflict has also damaged the US image as a guardian of security\nin the Middle East. Arab monarchies are now beginning to doubt America\u2019s\n\u201cmilitary umbrella\u201d because every major confrontation with Iran\nautomatically turns their energy infrastructure and shipping routes into\nhigh-risk zones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why the Gulf markets\u2019 reaction to the ceasefire appears\nalmost euphoric in their relief\u2014a major relief that the region, at least\ntemporarily, has stepped back from the brink of disaster,\u201d Sadygzade\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Even European allies seem to be keeping their distance. Sadygzade\nassesses that the US has failed to \u201csell\u201d this Iran war project to its\nallies, who prefer diplomacy over following Washington\u2019s military\ncampaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor decades, the US has tried to present itself not just as a source\nof global order. But with the Iran war and its consequences, American\npower is increasingly viewed as a producer of chaos,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Slim Chances of Peace<\/p>\n
The current ceasefire is regarded only as a tactical halt, not a\nstrategic resolution. Sadygzade reveals that Iran has submitted a\n10-point peace plan through Pakistani intermediaries, containing\nconditions previously rejected by the US.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington wants this pause to be seen as the fruit of strength.\nTehran wants it seen as the fruit of successful resilience and\nresistance. This is the main struggle in the negotiation process,\u201d\nSadygzade explained.<\/p>\n
The Israel Factor<\/p>\n
While the world\u2019s attention is focused on the war against Iran,\nIsrael is assessed to have successfully manipulated the information\nspace to continue its military agenda in southern Lebanon without close\nscrutiny.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetanyahu has largely succeeded in drawing himself away from\ncritical attention at the most advantageous moment for him. If this\npause does not extend to Lebanon, then it means the war has not truly\nended\u2014it has only been partially reconfigured,\u201d Sadygzade said.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, Sadygzade emphasises that the world now sees the\nlimits of American power. Washington may still be able to ignite\nregional disasters, but not la<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iran-truly-wins-the-war-against-the-us-here-is-the-evidence-1775710254", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }