Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Presidents Trump and Putin both reject the notion that weaker powers could stalemate them, favoring negotiations to achieve what they could not in battle.
- Iran and Ukraine have strongly opposed this "might makes right" mindset, with their leaders adopting increasingly defiant rhetoric.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Putin for underestimating Ukraine’s resistance and clinging to power despite his age.
- Following Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Iran’s responses will continue until trust is sincerely restored.