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"Iran Is Not Going to Surrender": Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran

2026-03-04 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its fifth day. Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel has made it clear that it intends to target any official successors. Observers also warn that Israel could soon deploy its “Dahiya doctrine,” a military strategy it first developed in Lebanon that involves carpet-bombing densely populated residential areas. Despite U.S. hopes for a short engagement, however, Iran appears to be settling in for a “war of attrition” against “the biggest military superpower in world history, and the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East,” says scholar Narges Bajoghli. “This could turn into a regional war of a scale that will make the past 25 years of forever wars in the Middle East seem like a walk in the park.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@jonbo69 2026-03-04

Netanyahu is the worst president the US has ever had!

727 43 replies
@karengrice2303 2026-03-04

Both Trump and Netanyahu need to be prosecuted for war crimes.

722 78 replies
@MunniAhmed-y3h 2026-03-04

Epstein file vs iran

563 29 replies
@BaoChiSandival 2026-03-04

Carpeting bombing the population to turn it against their own government? What the fuck kind of logic is that?

303 51 replies
@rogerIndianKing 2026-03-04

Wow! Knowing he was already dying of cancer shows what a stupid move this was.

240 47 replies
@ryanhigdon4259 2026-03-04

Keep up the good reporting Amy , Thank you!

231 3 replies
@nataliad1014 2026-03-04

US weapons industrial complex must be thrilled...

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@normevans8841 2026-03-05

It’s no advantage having the strongest military in the world if it’s run by idiots.

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@PeterCunningham-rk5qk 2026-03-04

If Iran is the weakest they have ever been as Netanyahu says why carpet bomb the south of Iran. Netanyahu is a monster I hope the Israelis get rid of him for all the unnecessary misery he has caused thm.

63 9 replies
@VanChim1 2026-03-04

Trump has caused the chaos around the world.

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