It took only a minute to change the world. Within the first 60 seconds of Operation Epic Fury, Israeli officials claimed, Iran’s Supreme Leader and his principal henchmen were dead.
But the precision-guided missiles that struck central Tehran in the opening salvo of the war did not merely kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and upend half a century of Iranian history.
They also underscored a more basic reality – where true power still lies in the world.
Much has been written in recent years about “multi-polarity” – the idea that emerging powers have wrested back some of the dominance the United States wielded unilaterally after the Cold War.
Such arguments are not without merit. China’s manufacturing heft and its dominance over critical resource supply lines challenge Washington’s economic primacy. Rising middle powers have ensured that the US no longer enjoys uncontested sway in every region.
But when it comes to military might, the US still reigns supreme – a point Donald Trump has sought to emphasise repeatedly since returning to office.
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