Hamidreza Gholamzadeh, an expert on US affairs, in an interview with the SCFR Online website, analyzing Iran’s strategy, emphasized that in this war, Iran has not only exposed the United States’ unreliability in ensuring regional security but has also inflicted heavy blows on the United States’ military infrastructure.

Targeting US Bases in the Region

Gholamzadeh, emphasizing that Iran has focused its efforts in the Ramadan War on confronting the United States and reducing its military maneuverability in the region, added: “In this war, Iran concentrated its major attacks on US bases in the region, as these bases play a crucial role in executing US military operations against Iran.”

This expert on US affairs, referring to Iran’s precise missile and drone attacks on American bases, stated: “These strikes have not only caused serious damage to US military equipment but have also rendered some of these bases inoperable.”

Gholamzadeh notes that these attacks have significantly reduced the pace of US military operations in the region, compelling the United States to adopt new strategies to compensate for these shortcomings.

According to him, one such strategy involved utilizing US aircraft carriers for fighter jet operations; however, even these carriers sustained damage following encounters with Iranian attacks and were forced to depart the region.

Gholamzadeh, stating that another aspect of Iran’s impact in this war has been strikes against US logistical infrastructure, noted: “Iran succeeded in targeting American refueling tankers in the region, an action that disrupted refueling operations for US fighter jets.”

He elaborated: “To compensate for these shortages, the United States was compelled to organize refueling operations from Eastern European countries and the occupied territories, a measure that significantly increased costs and further reduced the pace of US military operations.”

Iran’s Heavy Blows Against the United States

This expert on US affairs emphasized: “Iran has managed, through its intelligent and precise attacks, to damage vital US interests in the region and increase the costs of war for this country. From a military perspective, these Iranian maneuvers have created new threats for the United States and demonstrated that even its extensive military presence in the region cannot prevent the impact of Iranian attacks.”

Gholamzadeh also referred to the human dimension of the Ramadan War, stating that in addition to the damage inflicted on US military equipment, Iran succeeded in delivering heavy blows to this country’s human resources.

He clarified: “In this war, Iran targeted not only US military bases but also gathering points for American forces outside military installations, such as hotels and other locations. These strikes have inflicted considerable human resource casualties on the United States in the region.”

He added: “This aspect of Iran’s strategy demonstrates that warfare is not limited solely to confronting military equipment but also pays special attention to degrading the enemy’s human resources and strategic capacity. These attacks placed the Americans in a defensive position, compelling them to reconsider their regional strategies and preventing them from continuing their operations as before.”

Supra-Military Achievements

Gholamzadeh noted: “One of the significant achievements of Iran’s strategy has been its strategic impact on the credibility and legitimacy of US military bases in the region.”

He explained: “Iran’s attacks led some regional countries to conclude that when US bases are unable even to ensure their own security, they contribute to increased insecurity in the region. In this process, certain regional countries, particularly in the Persian Gulf, gradually realized that these bases cannot fulfill the protective role claimed by the United States and have, in fact, become sources of security crises in the region.”

He added, “In light of these developments, several countries in the region have concluded that they must reduce their dependence on the US military presence. In this regard, Qatar, in particular, has demonstrated a gradual distancing from US support and is pursuing more independent approaches to regional security. However, other countries such as the United Arab Emirates remain loyal to US policies and seek to leverage American military support to advance their own regional interests.”

Gholamzadeh, noting that Iran is pursuing political and diplomatic strategies to encourage Arab countries toward dismantling US bases in the region, stated: “Iran will strive to convince regional Arab states that US bases not only fail to contribute to their security but have transformed into a threat to regional stability.”

This expert on US affairs referred to Washington’s efforts to maintain its bases in the region, stating: “Conversely, the United States continues to insist on its regional presence and, by extracting financial costs from Arab countries, seeks to preserve its bases in the region.”

He added: “The United States aims also to recover the costs of reconstructing its bases from Arab countries, again under the pretext that these bases protect them against Iran, and within this framework, the US military presence remains essential.”

Gholamzadeh, emphasizing that Iran’s strategy in the Ramadan War represents a strategic shift in regional policies, stated: “Regional countries must distinguish between on-the-ground realities and the political propaganda and security fantasies promoted by the United States.”