General experience, when you bomb a city and civilians therein, it doesn't end the war, it makes people more determined than ever to fight. That's why most militaries today refuse to do what Russia is doing to Ukraine. It actually hurts the cause.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

See, for example, how the Iranian government seems to be far more secure after being bombed by America and Israel than it did before

[–] bluGill@fedia.io -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Which Iranian government? They have several different factions and they are not in alignment. There is also real economic pain and it is quite likely there will be protests in the coming months that could well destabilize it in the government. I mean, the situation at Iran is not looking good for anyone right now, and the government, such as it is, is not looking any better than anyone else because they have other factors that are completely underrated to the war that are making the government unpopular. the situation at Iran is not looking good for anyone right now and the government such as it is is not looking any better than anyone else because they have other factors that are completely underrated to the war that are making the government unpopular

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

While tension exists sign of government collapsing is unlikely .As long as Israel and the USA threaten to genocide them, you won't see major protests. Iran winning defend on how much concessions they can get especially regarding sanctions