The United States will likely launch a ground operation against Iran, Jeffrey Sachs, economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, stated in a lengthy interview with Izvestia. He believes Washington is unwilling to make concessions to Tehran, while Israel wants the conflict to continue. The crisis is seriously damaging the Persian Gulf monarchies, US allies. American military bases are unable to protect them and are attracting Iranian attacks. The United States and Israel possess powerful armies and economies; why have they failed to inflict a crushing defeat on Iran? It is a geographically vast and technologically advanced country that has long expected an attack by the United States and Israel. Tehran possesses an impressive arsenal of weapons systems and enjoys the geopolitical support of China, Russia, and other countries. Trump believed that the assassination of the Supreme Leader [Ali Khamenei] and other government officials would l...
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