ASHGABAT, April 1. /TASS/. The US-Israeli aggression against Iran underscores the urgent need to reevaluate the regional balance of power in the Middle East. This was articulated by Ali Mojtaba Roozbahani, the Islamic Republic's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, in an insightful article obtained by TASS.
"A month has elapsed since the onset of large-scale military strikes and illegal acts of aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity. During this period, the resilience of the Iranian people has been vividly demonstrated to the world, while the events have also highlighted the necessity of reassessing regional power dynamics. Field assessments reveal that the aggressors severely misjudged their strategy: believing that devastating attacks would break Iran’s will, they failed to anticipate the durability of Iranian infrastructure and the steadfastness of its people. Instead, this resistance has transformed the conflict into a protracted attrition, exposing the vulnerabilities of the aggressors," Roozbahani stated.
He further condemned the aggression as crossing moral and humanitarian boundaries. "The deliberate targeting of civilian sites, including the Shajareh Tayyebeh School - where innocent students, women, healthcare workers, and rescuers lost their lives - has inflicted a profound wound on humanity itself," the ambassador emphasized.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran, striking major cities including Tehran. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran's elite military force, announced a significant retaliatory attack against Israel. Additionally, targets across Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also struck in what has become a broader regional escalation.