US special forces entered Iran for a “pilot rescue mission”, but details of the operation suggest a possible covert mission, perhaps for uranium, ending in humiliating failure.

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

Iran can sustain the Strait of Hormuz closure for years and will cut US military logistics, a senior security official told Press TV, citing the sea-based supply of regional American bases.

Iranian armed forces targeted and destroyed strategic US radar systems and naval equipment across the region and occupied territories in the 92nd wave of Operation True Promise 4 in retaliation of US-Israeli aggression on Iran.

Iranian forces shot down two more advanced US fighter jets.

After 35 days, US war objectives – 'regime change', nuclear rollback, and control of the Strait of Hormuz – remain unmet, while Iranian retaliation has imposed heavy military and economic costs on the US.

US power, shaped by geography and media narratives, enables global military reach and economic coercion, but Iran has leveraged its strategic geography and endurance to challenge US global hegemony through asymmetric warfare.