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The limits of power why American materialism falters against the Iranian spirit

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The limits of power: why American materialism falters against the Iranian spirit

MOSCOW – In my view, this situation is less diplomatic, military, or political in nature than it is deeply rooted in the realm of mentality. The entire episode brings to mind a bodybuilder, artificially enhanced by steroids, his physique swollen with muscle, who—fully confident of victory—approaches a frail and unassuming Shaolin monk, one who has attained mastery in the martial arts. From the outside, the outcome of such a confrontation appears entirely predictable; in reality, however, everything unfolds quite differently.

The limits of power: why American materialism falters against the Iranian spirit

The hollowed arsenal of a fading empire

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The hollowed arsenal of a fading empire

TEHRAN — The leak is worse than the official denial because it reveals something the White House cannot spin away: the United States has been fighting Iran with a magazine that is visibly thinning. After weeks of air and missile combat, the Trump administration is now confronting the oldest rule of warfare it spent years pretending technology had abolished: if you shoot faster than you can build, you eventually run dry.

The hollowed arsenal of a fading empire