The war imposed by the United States against Iran represents a turning point in accelerating the transformation of the global order. In the short term, this conflict is leading to the formation of a new order within the West Asian region, while in the medium term, it is shaping a new order across the entire world.
The indicators of declining American power and the gradual disintegration of the U.S.-centric order became evident several years ago and are now visible in various parts of the globe.
Even the United States has accepted the decline of its power and status as a reality within its National Security Strategy and has rewritten its national security policies based on that fact. In such a situation, the United States has Donald Trump in the presidency, which represents the worst possible development for the country.
Trump possesses a small cult of personality. He lacks the ability to accurately assess realities and the long-term consequences of his actions; he lacks strategic wisdom.
He remains under the illusion that he is the most powerful president in American history. It must also be added that Trump harbors a historical grudge against the Islamic Revolution of Iran.
These characteristics caused him to hold incorrect calculations regarding the state of the world. After several unsuccessful attempts to shift equations in favor of the United States (such as the trade war, which met with failure), Trump engaged in a major gamble against Islamic Iran.
He imagined that Iran was at its weakest point in time and that the U.S. could force Iran to surrender—realize the long-standing dream of overthrowing the Islamic system while strengthening his own position.
He believed that by dominating West Asia—a sensitive region rich in energy resources and strategic geopolitical positioning—he could prevent the further decline of the United States.
These false perceptions, coupled with pressure from the Israeli regime, drove him to undertake this great gamble. However, the result was exactly the opposite of what Trump had imagined.
This war not only failed to prevent the further decline of the U.S. but acted as an accelerator for its decline and for a shift in order that disfavored American interests in West Asia—a development that will also have a serious impact on global relations. In this war, the United States lost its illusory “military hegemony”.
One of the strengths of the United States was allegedly the terrifying image of its military power. Trump had repeatedly emphasized that the U.S. military is the largest, deadliest, and best-equipped in the world, possessing the most advanced weaponry.
This image was reinforced by tools such as Hollywood cinema.
However, this false image has now collapsed. It has become clear to all that U.S. military capability is not as significant as previously thought; the United States cannot even defeat a power like Iran.
True to form, America now seeks an exit from the quagmire of war through desperate measures. This will have a decisive impact on future international relations.
Another point that became evident was the unreality of the deterrence equation based on the presence of U.S. military bases. Iran’s attacks on American bases in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf demonstrated to everyone that the U.S. no longer provides security. This equation has fundamentally changed, and its effects will be seen more than ever in the future.
Through exemplary resilience over more than four decades of confrontation with the United States and historical steadfastness in the two recent wars, the Iranian people have discredited the most important tool of American hegemony: intimidation.
The United States has no destiny other than a humiliating defeat at the hands of the people of Iran and will be driven out of the Persian Gulf with ignominy and disgrace.