In a twist few saw coming, a Qatari state-funded media outlet is now echoing a message that’s cutting straight against the dominant narrative in Washington and much of the Western press.
Al Jazeera published an op-ed declaring that Operation Epic Fury — the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign targeting Iran — is not spiraling into chaos, but instead delivering measurable, strategic results.
The piece, authored by Doha-based academic Muhanad Seloom, takes direct aim at critics who claim the operation is backfiring. According to Seloom, that argument collapses under scrutiny.
“Critics are measuring the wrong things,” he wrote, arguing that headlines focusing on rising tensions and economic fallout miss the bigger picture: Iran’s military capabilities are being systematically dismantled.
And the numbers he cites are striking.
An Al Jazeera op-ed surprisingly praises the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, calling it a success.
Key takeaways:
After two weeks of “Operation Epic Fury,” Iran’s key threats are being systematically destroyed:
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An Al Jazeera op-ed surprisingly praises the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, calling it a success.
Iran’s missile launches are down >90%.
DeeTruthFeed (@DeetheBee) Iran’s ballistic missile launches have reportedly dropped by more than 90 percent since the start of the operation, falling from roughly 350 to just 25. Drone deployments have seen a similar collapse, plunging from 800 to around 75 in just over two weeks.
Seloom describes a sweeping degradation across nearly every pillar of Iran’s power structure — from missile systems and nuclear infrastructure to air defenses and naval forces. He claims hundreds of missile launchers have already been neutralized, and as much as 80 percent of Iran’s strike capacity against Israel has been wiped out.
Perhaps most telling: the U.S. is now flying nonstealth B-1 bombers over Iranian airspace — a move that signals near-total confidence in air superiority.
The analysis goes further, arguing Iran is now trapped in a strategic chokehold. Launching its remaining weapons risks immediate destruction, while holding back only accelerates its decline.
“This is a force managing decline, not projecting strength,” Seloom wrote.
Even Iran’s most aggressive move — threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz — is framed as self-defeating. Because Iran relies heavily on that same route to export oil, any prolonged closure risks crippling its own economy while alienating key allies like China.
Meanwhile, the very assets needed to enforce such a blockade are reportedly being destroyed in real time.
Seloom also pushed back on claims that Iran’s proxy network is expanding the conflict. Instead, he argues that attacks by groups like Hezbollah and the Houthis signal fragmentation, not strength — evidence of a command structure already collapsing after major leadership losses, including the reported killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Still, the op-ed does not give the Trump administration a complete pass.
It acknowledges gaps in messaging and a lack of clarity about what comes next after the fighting ends — a concern even some supporters have raised. But Seloom insists the core strategy is clear: permanently degrade Iran’s ability to project power beyond its borders.
In his view, the operation more closely resembles the systematic dismantling of Germany’s war machine in World War II than the chaotic invasion of Iraq in 2003.
“War is never clean,” he wrote. “But the strategy… is working.”
And that conclusion — coming from a regionally influential outlet not typically aligned with U.S. or Israeli policy — is now adding a whole new layer to an already high-stakes global conflict.
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