Russia's rhetoric on the Iran war reveals it's losing
At a March meeting on Operation Epic Fury, European Council President Antonio Costa said, "There is only one winner in this war: Russia."
Europe is right to be worried about Russian gains in this war. But this analysis is short-sighted and overlooks a central fact: the Kremlin is watching a key chess piece slip from the board, and its anxiety, not Europe's, should dictate the terms of this conflict.
Despite its modest effort to aid Iran, Russia has failed to meet operational objectives on the
