Iran does not need to beat the Americans militarily. It just needs to outlast them

NEWS SUMMARY

Pro-Iran Houthi forces completed an offensive controlling Yemen's Red Sea shore and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while drones from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, forcing a shutdown. These actions signal Iran's long-term attrition strategy, aiming to outlast adversaries' political patience rather than achieve conventional military victory.

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Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 19:59 As Yemen's Houthis ramp up the costs of war in the Gulf, Tehran is wagering on US elections to bring a political sea change A man cycles past a mural depicting the late Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on 24 July 2026 (AFP) Off The usual suspects might have declared Iran’s “axis of resistance” defeated too early. Two separate theatres of the Middle East’s widening conflict produced results in a few days that, taken t

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