it isn't so much a blow to anything specific as to the notion that Iran is a power in the first place only days ago @Mike Dilger ☑️ called Iran a "Grizzly Bear" and it is already looking like just a slightly bigger Gaza or Lebanon basically Trump called Iran's bluff. Iran kept warning of "consequences" as Israel was genociding Palestinians and people like @Mike Dilger ☑️ amplified that message because they wanted to help deter US aggression in the region ... but Trump doesn't answer to his voters - he answers to Netanyahu and the Epstein Tapes - and Trump knew that Iran will cuck ... the damage to Iran's image is irreparable. even fanboys like @Mike Dilger ☑️ will never use words like "Grizzly Bear" to describe it again. regime change becomes much easier when the regime does not command any respect anymore. sad it has come to this but it was inevitable.