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Allameh Azizi

Allameh Azizi

Political analyst and Director General of the Information Council of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

Washington misread Iran, overestimated its own leverage and found itself trapped in a costly 40-day war of attrition.

Opinion by Allameh AziziAllameh Azizi

Published On 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

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