Col Doug Macgregor: Iran-Israel War is NOT OVER (Daniel Davis)

President Donald Trump declared that the conflict between Israel and Iran is "over," citing exhaustion on both sides and claiming that U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were decisive and successful. He suggested that Iran would now step back from its nuclear ambitions.

In response, defense analyst Col. Douglas Macgregor strongly disagreed, criticizing Trump's assertion as premature, misleading, and based more on belief than fact. He argued the war is far from over and the strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Macgregor believes the narrative of total success is a political fabrication, unsupported by intelligence, and destined to collapse over time.

He also warned about the danger of U.S. leadership ignoring its own intelligence community in favor of Israeli information, claiming this risks demoralizing American institutions. He compared Trump's approach unfavorably to past presidents like Nixon, who were more skeptical and thorough with intelligence. Macgregor concluded that both Israel and Iran remain at war, and the broader conflict involving the Muslim world is far from resolved.



Macgregor points out that the lesson from this war is that countries in the Middle East will now seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from Israel. However, if they use them, or perhaps even if they simply get them, it'll be the end of these countries since the US would step in and retaliate if the Israelis don't do it themselves. This is a set up for Armageddon, at least in the region. Israel will cease to exist in this scenario, and so will whatever country gains the nukes (Iran).

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, June 27, 2025.]