It was only a matter of time before the effects of the impending defeat of the Epstein State's aggression against Iran began to take their toll on the very heart of American political/military power.

President Trump's reality show is proving useless, insisting every day that the invasion has yielded the desired results, that the Persian armed forces are decimated, even defeated, and that it will all be over in the next two weeks. Pure nonsense aimed at his political base and, in general, at the American people, although the latter is understandably controversial, because few sincerely believe that the White House cares about the situation or the fate of its people.

Experts call the state in which Trump operates "hyperreality." That is, he publicly presents a picture that is a kind of copy of a copy of real reality, something like that; and as this cut-and-paste process is repeated, what the president expresses to the press becomes "sanitized," increasingly detached from what is happening on the ground. This aspect of the situation deserves a lengthy analysis, a deeper examination, because it has already become part of the current political discourse in that country.

But it turns out that at this point, what the commander-in-chief of the US Army, that is, Trump, says seems to matter little, because within his own ranks, he is contradicted and confronted, and consequently, those who oppose him are removed—which is the term used to describe the dismissal or expulsion of an officer from the aforementioned US Army.

This purge is ordered from the upper echelons of the War Department, under the command of former junior officer Pete Hegseth, tasked with clearing the ranks of those disaffected with the absurd, extremely dangerous, and doomed orders emanating from the White House.

So one of the most significant consequences of this aggression against Iran, without legal justification, is that in the midst of the conflict, when the quagmire they've created becomes evident, the best internal strategy seems to be to retire the most experienced generals, precisely because they may be opposed to the plans—or rather, the Epstein-era plan—against the Persian nation. There's no clarity regarding the objectives to be achieved, which seem to shift according to daily results, and moreover, there's no complete understanding of the enemy they face, or perhaps a partial understanding, but still an underestimation of them.

According to public information, no fewer than 12 generals have been removed since the current Trump administration began, several of them since February 28th. The most important is the highly decorated General Randy George, none other than the Chief of Staff of the Army—all caps, given the importance of the position—whose term was set to expire in 2027.

It seems George has been opposed to this military folly against Iran, and events have inevitably proven him right. It's even said that the term "foolish" was used privately by General George to refer to President Trump. At the time, other generals were also "retired," such as Charles "CQ" Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Admiral Lisa Francetti, Chief of Naval Operations; General James Slife, Vice Chief of the Air Force; and Lieutenant General Jeffry Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

In short, two issues are readily apparent: first, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, by removing Randy George, took out the man in charge of operations against Iran at a complex moment, whether because George was against the war or because the operation was failing miserably, despite President Trump's triumphalist public version.

Amid this situation, which can be described without exaggeration as a crisis in the high command, several episodes unfolded that are perhaps concrete effects of this crisis. The most recent was the widely publicized, to the point of tedium, "rescue of Colonel Ryan," which isn't his real name, but rather a parody, as we know, of the Hollywood soldier of the same name.

There are two versions of the event: the one narrated by President Trump, and the one given by the Iranian high command. In the midst of all this, the prevailing view seems to be that far from saving "Ryan's" skin, the purpose of the operation was to steal—because there's no other way to put it—a quantity of enriched uranium, supposedly located at the Natanz nuclear complex in the Isfahan region, near the site of the "rescue," to display it as a war trophy and proof that the "objective" of destroying Iran's nonexistent military nuclear program had been achieved.

Anyone can see that, given the amount of resources and personnel involved, and the sequence of events, it's quite clear that the objective was the uranium, not Colonel "Ryan," whom, incidentally, no one has seen yet. Although that's not particularly relevant, because in any case, the rescued colonel was shot down when his aircraft entered Iranian territory as part of the uranium "theft" operation.

Indeed, in this operation alone, the US Army lost four aircraft in 24 hours: the F-15E carrying the "rescued" man, one A-1U, and two HC-130Js; four helicopters (two MH-6s and two Blackhawks), as well as two MQ-9 super drones and several Hermes 900s; a total of approximately $450 million USD. The operation involved 300 personnel, and it remains to be seen how many died in this endeavor. And returning to the case of the disgraced General Randy George, he was rescued on the night of April 2nd, the same day Ryan was forced to eject. Pure coincidence?

Trump attempted to portray as glorious a heist operation that collapsed in a cascade of failures, first when the F-15E was shot down and then when the rescue operation and the subsequent destruction of the $450 million USD worth of equipment were reduced to scrap metal. Incidentally, what happened is reminiscent of what President Carter faced when he tried to rescue hostages—officials from his embassy in Tehran—an operation that failed and is said to have cost him his reelection. But it also brings to mind the US aircraft shot down heroically in Vietnam.

Perhaps the most obvious proof of the state of the government... Trump's son, the president himself, contributed to this by hurling a barrage of profanities at the Iranians during Holy Week, and, not content with that, he added obvious threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure, despite being warned that this constitutes a flagrant violation of international law. But Mr. Trump understands little or nothing about this, as he himself has already stated; his only limit is his own morality. The issue, however, is the reprisals the Iranians could apply, which, in any case, would have a greater degree of legitimacy, contributing to the international recognition they are accumulating and, simultaneously, to the repudiation of the American president.

At the same time, the rejection of Trump is becoming increasingly evident within his own electoral base. Not to mention the more than 59% of Americans who oppose war. Two examples: Candece Owens, characterized as one of Trump's most loyal followers and enthusiastic promoters, recognized as the "queen" of the "America First" podcast. Another example is the closure of the “Trump Truth” store in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The reason for its demise was the drop in sales of hats, mugs, t-shirts, and other items emblazoned with slogans alluding to Trump's “greatness.” After the start of the war against Iran, sales plummeted because no one wants to wear such merchandise for fear of being attacked; it's like being seen as a pariah. One can imagine the level of public disdain for the president, despite even the most favorable polls.

Things have become more complicated for Trump after his enraged pronouncements against Iran, during which he vowed to wipe out a civilization overnight, alluding to killing at least 90 million Iranians in that time. These threats were preceded days or hours earlier by others when, during the solemnity of Holy Week, he blasphemed against the Iranians and shortly afterward stated that if they did not open the Strait of Hormuz, he would destroy vital civilian infrastructure. In short, he revealed himself to be a self-confessed war criminal, according to what remains of international law and the laws of war, which prohibit attacks on the civilian population.

As mentioned above, the matter is reaching the halls of power in Washington. Indeed, a Democratic congressman is now demanding the application of the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, which provides for the removal of the president. One might say this is to be expected from a Democrat, although, strictly speaking, even as the opposition, he could not raise this option out of thin air.

The worst is yet to come. A chorus of original Trump supporters, or rather former Trump supporters, are also calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment against their former leader, especially after his promise of a presumably nuclear holocaust against the Iranian population. Among them are the aforementioned Owen, former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor, Alex Jones, a theorist of some of the current MAGA conspiracy theories, and Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director under Trump, among others.

Given this situation, the most reasonable course of action for Trump and his support, if such a thing can be expected, is to find the most dignified way to abandon this adventure in this part of West Asia. Perhaps he could adopt a boastful stance and claim that an agreement has been reached with Iran, beneficial "for America," and of course, hope the Iranians don't deny it; or, conversely, escalate the conflict and fulfill his promises to turn Iran into a hellhole, as he also announced at the time.

However, in this story, the most strategic aspect is that the Empire is caught in a dead end, a kind of vicious circle. If they are defeated, which is what Iran demands, Trump's de facto power would be seriously damaged, and American hegemony would finally be fractured. But if the conflict continues or more destructive tactics are employed, it would jeopardize the economic future of one of the regions with the largest fuel reserves, and with it the fate of the petrodollar, which, along with the survival of Zionism, are the causes of this war, especially the former.

In the end, one could imagine a kind of parody for those in power in the US, according to which they put Trump in charge to save their economic system of privilege and domination, and he ended up sinking everything. We’ll see.

Translated by Amilkal Labañino / CubaSí Translation Staff