Prof. John Mearsheimer (@MearsheimerJ) delivers one of the clearest reality checks of the entire Iran war: No Targets Left That Matter in Iran
He notes U.S. intelligence shows Iran still has “a substantial number of missiles and drones” and is “continuing to replenish” — directly contradicting claims that Iran is running out.
When hawks insist escalation is the magic formula, Mearsheimer asks the only question that matters: “What targets are we going to hit? And what effect is hitting those targets going to have?”
His answer is blunt: “The answer is none… There is no set of targets that we can hit that will coerce the Iranians into surrendering.”
Iran faces an existential threat, will “fight to the death,” and has the capability to do it — which is why Mearsheimer concludes: “We are in a losing war.”
