RIYADH: A veteran Lebanese economist and political adviser has criticized some US media coverage for portraying Iran as the war’s victor. In his opinion, much of the analysis reflects domestic political divides more than realities on the ground.
“I’m very disappointed with the analysis you get from the mainstream media in America,” Nadim Shehadi said on the Arab News current affairs program “Frankly Speaking.”
“All of this is Washington political analysis. It’s driven by whether you’re pro-Trump or anti-Trump.”
He drew a sharp distinction between Iranian civilization and the current leadership, and rejected claims that Iran has a “successful strategy” and “has won the war.”
“That’s not true,” Shehadi said. “Iran has lost a lot in this war. Iran has made major mistakes. The first mistake was to bring the war to its own home. The second was to misread its enemy.”
