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John Mearsheimer: "Iran Holds All the Cards" - The Strategic Defeat of the U.S.

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Prof. John Mearsheimer explains why Iran holds all the cards and could devastate the US and the global economy by going up the escalation ladder. A U.S. defeat in Iran, which appears inevitably, will also result in a much wider strategic defeat of the US position in the international system. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

Top Comments (10)

@MikeInSthlm 2026-03-27

The war in Iran is going so badly for Trump he may have to release the Epstein files as a distraction.

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@AimlessTroubles 2026-03-27

We bombed a school and then lied about it. Don’t forget that because they never will.

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@bennyhill007 2026-03-27

Took netanyahu 40 years to find this FOOL

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@freequote 2026-03-28

The goal of the war seems to have shifted to opening the strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war.

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@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS 2026-03-27

Prayers for the innocent victims😭🇵🇸🇮🇷🇱🇧🇨🇺💔

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@AA-if8fn 2026-03-27

Sadly everyone is talking about oil shortage but no one thinks about innocent people who die every single day

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@AnnCubt 2026-03-27

I really cannot believe that the US started this war with Iran. And they are surprised that the Strait of Hormuz is shut. It's so obvious. It's truly unbelievable

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@AimlessTroubles 2026-03-27

He would never agree to concessions or admit defeat. That’s not a possibility. He’d sooner burn the world down.

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@williamolenchenko5772 2026-03-29

US spent $1T with US boots on the ground over a 10 year period in Afghanistan to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.

178 24 replies
@aolegendre1 2026-03-29

I really don't think Iranian demands are excessive, given history and the situation...

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