Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] The war against Iran in the summer of 2025 ended in failure.
Or it was another step in a stepwise progression, not intended to be the final one — though neither America not Israel would have complained had it turned out to be.Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported that the war against Iran in the summer of 2025 was a failure and failed to deprive Iran of the ability to obtain nuclear weapons. This is precisely what was being said while "experts" on our social media were blatantly burying Iran.
In fact, from a military standpoint, Iran, thanks to its missile cities, was able to draw the war against Israel and the United States, while retaining both the ability to continue the war (22 of 24 missile sites were operational by the end of the war) and hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium. Key facilities in Fordow and Isfahan also survived (the Natanz facility was seriously damaged).
Since the 2025 war failed to produce the desired result, and the attempt to organize a Maidan in Iran recently failed, we are witnessing yet another attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime through the issuance of ultimatums with unacceptable conditions and the threat of direct military aggression.
Iran absolutely must be prepared for war, where its goal is to prolong the conflict as much as possible and inflict serious damage on US and Israeli assets in the region in order to increase the costs for its opponents. The key variable is assistance from China and Russia.