By Charles Kaye Okoye
However this US/Israel vs Iran war ends, one thing is certain; Iran has demystified America, their military superiority, naval superiority, everything! Iran has shown the limitations of the US military.
Maybe the only thing still worth its respect is the US intelligence. Yes, the intelligence agencies in US warned Trump about confronting Iran, and rightly predicted the scenario we are witnessing today. So credit to the US intels. Problem was that Trump knew better than his intelligence agents or felt so indebted to Israel that no obstacle was enough to act as caution.
US bombed Iran again last night. It was the 13th day since the renewed attacks. And this time, the US B-1 bomber was reportedly deplored.
Curiously, Iran is still existing on the world map.
Since the war began on 28 February 2026, the United States has deployed a wide range of advanced aircraft, bombers, missiles, naval assets, and drones against Iran.
At the early stage of the war, the thought that the US might deploy some of these dreaded machines against Iran made us fear for Iran. When we heard about B-2 Spirit, or B-1B Lancer, we read about their capacities and the massive destruction that can cause, and we feared that Iran wouldn’t survive.
But America has used them all. All.
And now, when we hear that America will be bombing tonight, with B-2 or B-52, we know longer fret. Iran has succeeded in making that machines look ordinary.
From 28th February to 24th July, if you told me that despite sustained and concentrated bombardment by America that Iran would still be standing, and be firing, destroying America’s military assets, making the US to abandon their Gulf military bases, inflicting injuries to American servicemen, and keeling some, I would say na dream.
Aside nuclear bomb, which other asset does America have that it hasn’t deployed?
B-2 Spirit – America’s stealth strategic bomber, capable of penetrating heavily defended airspace and attacking hardened underground facilities.
B-1B Lancer – A long-range supersonic bomber carrying large loads of precision-guided bombs.
B-52 Stratofortress – A heavy strategic bomber used for long-range conventional strike missions.
F-35 Lightning II (stealth multirole fighter)
F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-15E Strike Eagle (used in deep strike missions)
Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, launched from U.S. Navy warships.
HIMARS rocket systems,
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group.
Large numbers of KC-135 and KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft to support long-range bomber and fighter missions.
These assets represent the most capable conventional weapons in the U.S. arsenal. The B-2 Spirit is generally regarded as the most sophisticated aircraft employed because of its stealth capabilities, while the B-1B and B-52 provide enormous conventional striking power. The F-35 offers advanced stealth, sensors, and precision attack capabilities.
After everything, Iran still stands, still fires, relentlessly, and shows no sign of surrendering.
Interestingly, the US has lost many of the weapons mentioned above in this conflict, to Iran’s attack and to “friendly” fires.
