Published: 09:28 AM, 12 April 2026
Victory and Defeat in Iran-US War
Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain
The 15-day ceasefire announced on April 8 after the last 39 days of catastrophic conflict has not only defined the boundaries of the map, but has also forced us to rethink the conventional definition of modern warfare. This war has proven that advanced technology or a huge military budget is not the only criterion for victory, but rather the combination of strategic patience and targeted science is the real power. The threat given by the US and the subsequent retreat after accepting Iran's 10 conditions have set a unique precedent in world politics.
From the perspective of aeronautics and mechanical engineering, the battle for air superiority in this war was worth watching. When the fifth-generation fighter jets of the US and Israel invaded Iranian airspace, Iran's own hypersonic missiles and drone swarms presented a new engineering marvel by counterattacking and, in particular, by downing them using its own technology. This proves that the control of the airspace is no longer in the hands of expensive aircraft, but rather the mathematics of precise speed has the final say.
The application of computer science created an invisible frontline in this war. Iran's ability to accurately detect and destroy Israel's Iron Dome and the US's command centers in the Middle East through its defense system can be called the science of 'electronic silence'. That invisible war played a major role in the coming of this 15-day ceasefire.
The laws of physics, dynamics and momentum are directly reflected in the missile fight here. When America and Israel attacked, the amount of precise strikes that Iran inflicted on US bases in the Middle East is nothing more than a perfect application of projectile motion. The kinetic energy used to destroy each target has proven that Iran's missile technology is no longer just a show, but a real destructive science.
When we examine the damage of this war in the context of architectural science, it is seen that the United States was only able to destroy civilian structures and inanimate objects. But Iran's strategic military structures were arranged underground and in tunnels in such a way that modern bunker buster bombs failed to crack their main structure due to their inability to detect them. This will be a classic example of using modern architecture as a protective shield.
Demolition science says that any destruction is futile until a goal is achieved. Although the attack carried out by the United States on Iran resulted in the loss of civilian lives, it was not possible to destroy the country's enriched nuclear uranium or missile warehouses. Therefore, from a scientific point of view, this huge expenditure of ammunition only disrupted the thermodynamic balance of the environment, but did not bring the desired political or military results.
The struggle for survival of ordinary people affected by chemical radiation and bomb smoke and the ability to provide rapid service to Iran on the ground is a unique chapter in biology during a disaster. The US claim to save civilization by destroying lives has been defeated by biological ethics here.
The victory and defeat of psychology was the most important part of this war. The US president's threat to 'destroy civilization' was a powerful 'psychological operation' or psychological warfare. But the Iranian people's sense of nationalism and the mentality of remaining steadfast under pressure have completely destroyed that fear. When the opponent conquers the fear of death, even the world's largest military power retreats mentally.
In terms of chemical science, uranium enrichment and preventing nuclear proliferation were the main goals of the United States. But in the flames of war, far from stopping that chemical process, the mercury of tension has risen even higher. Just as chemical reactions in a laboratory accelerate under certain pressure, analysts believe that Iran's nuclear program has become more integrated and secretive under this external pressure.
From the perspective of sociology, the internal solidarity of Iranian society has increased manifold in this war. The formulas of 'regime change' or 'establishment of democracy' imposed from outside have succumbed to the roots of local culture. When a society builds a steel-solid unity in the face of an external enemy, no proxy war or drone attack can break that social structure.
The tragic story of human science is mixed in every wreckage of this war. While science is supposed to be dedicated to the welfare of people, taking human lives through technology is a dark side of science. The struggle for survival of ordinary Iranians has taught the world that accepting the conditions of any great power to protect human dignity is not actually a moral defeat, but an ultimate victory.The picture of this war is incomplete if we exclude the context of energy science or energy politics. Fearing the loss of control over the Middle East's oil fields and supply routes, the United States was finally forced to accept Iran's 10 conditions. The key to global energy supply is in the hands of the real 'energy giant' in the age of modern science. Iran has proven in this war that they have the ability to squeeze the lungs of the world economy.
From a historical perspective, the heirs of the Persian civilization have repeatedly proven that they are experts in the game of long-term war chess. It is not possible to wipe out a nation with thousands of years of history with modern technology alone. This ceasefire will be written in the pages of history as a time when an ancient civilization stopped modern imperialist expansion.
Economics says that when the costs of war exceed the results achieved by several times, it is a defeat. The United States has suffered economically by using billions of dollars of weapons to destroy Iran's proxy or change its regime. On the other hand, Iran has shown the world by building the highest resistance with its limited resources that it is ahead in 'cost-benefit analysis' or profit-loss calculations.
The fight that the United States started to achieve 'regional dominance' in the theory of political science has now become a boomerang. US bases in the Middle East are no longer safe fortresses, but are identified as easy targets. Accepting Iran's conditions means formally recognizing Tehran's position in the 'balance of power' in the language of political science.
In the diplomacy of political science, this 15-day ceasefire is a 'strategic retreat'. When the United States fails to achieve its goals - such as destroying missiles or stopping uranium enrichment - by taking a temporary break, they are looking for a way to protect their dignity. In the political arena, accepting Iran's 10 conditions means accepting Iran's exclusive influence in the new polarization of the Middle East.
In the light of cultural science, this war was a cultural battle between the West and the East. When the US president threatened to destroy Iranian civilization, he was actually playing with the soul of a nation. But the roots of culture are so deep that it cannot be uprooted by a bomb. The patriotism of every Iranian citizen has become a symbol of cultural victory today.
In the final judgment of victory and defeat science, Iran is the winner. Because in the language of science, victory means holding one's ground and forcing the opponent to retreat. The United States has not achieved any of its declared goals (such as regime change or missile destruction). On the contrary, it has been forced to accept Iran's terms and end the war, which is tantamount to strategic surrender.
There is a strange beauty in the science of destruction, where lessons of order can be learned from chaos. An impact analysis of the amount of TNT and explosives used in this war shows that the power of destruction does not primarily establish victory but rather the reign of fear. But once this wall of fear is broken, the greatest strength of a nation is destroyed. The failure of the United States to achieve its goals proves that the science of destruction is defeated when faced with the determination to build.
In conclusion, this ceasefire is not just the cooling of the barrel of a gun, but the emergence of a new truth in modern military science. This 39-day conflict is proof that wars cannot be won with advanced technology. Iran has written a new history in the vacuum created by the US through its patience and scientific resistance, causing civilian deaths and destruction. This victory is not only Iran's, but also the victory of science for national sovereignty against imperialism.
Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain is an essayist
and President of the International
Anti-Drug Organization - Freedom International Anti-Alcohol. He can be reached
