# US heading for strategic defeat in West Asia, analyst says

https://mins.news/en/item/64560

- TASS, 2026-09-18 16:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2189833

> Brazilian journalist and Eurasian geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar told TASS that Russia and China are doing everything possible to support Iran as the situation moves toward what could be a strategic US defeat in West Asia. He said the United States is already at war with Russia, China and India, while protecting Iran is now the priority.

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