US military morale 'extremely low' as troops question point of going to war against Iran: Report

Morale among active-duty US military personnel is "extremely low," with troops questioning the point of going to war against Iran following the ceasefire agreement reached on Wednesday.

Aida Chavez, a Washington-based journalist, citing a US military source, said active-duty personnel are disillusioned with the war strategy adopted by the Trump administration.

"What the f**k was the point of this war?" she quoted US soldiers as saying.

The source said troops are concerned that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has emerged more powerful than before the war, which was launched on February 28.

"The IRGC has more control now than it did before," an active-duty member was quoted as saying, reflecting a growing sentiment that the military campaign backfired strategically.

Active-duty personnel are full-time members of the US Armed Forces, working for the military on a full-time basis, as opposed to reservists or National Guard members, who typically serve part-time unless activated.

According to reports, there are currently over 1.32 million active-duty service members across the six branches of the US military.

Early on Wednesday, Iran’s top security body declared a "historic and crushing defeat" of the US and the Israeli regime after 40 days of imposed war, saying that Washington had been forced to accept a ten-point Iranian proposal.

The proposal includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

In a statement, the Supreme National Security Council said the enemy had suffered an undeniable defeat and now saw "no way forward but to submit to the will of the great nation of Iran and the honorable Axis of Resistance."

The statement came on the 40th day of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which began with the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and top-ranking commanders on February 28.

More than 2,000 Iranian civilians, including children and women, were martyred in the aggression across the country, which triggered strong retaliation from Iran.

Iranian armed forces carried out 100 waves of missile and drone strikes as part of Operation True Promise 4, targeting Israeli military and strategic sites as well as US bases scattered across the West Asia region.

The unprovoked and illegal war drew sharp condemnation from inside the US, with human rights activists and politicians calling on US military personnel to refuse deployment.

Calls also gained ground to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, citing his violation of US and international law and poor mental health.

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