I started looking at this thread this morning, and i was 40 page behind. I have done nothing today but read this thread, trying to catchup and as i am now thinking about going to going to bed, i am still 37 pages behind ....
Iran's only chance of success is to pull and stretch out the timeline of this war, same way the Russians left their capital to let Napolean take it over, only for nature to do its work and the same war the Germans failed at the Battle of the Bulge when initial massive successes petered out due to logistical issues.
Israel cannot maintain a sustained war over this distance much longer due to logistical issues. There are only so many missions they can do, so many flights before maintenance catches up and planes start falling out of the sky. That is why Israel tries to make their wars "quick". They have no staying power. That is why they are starting to bark a lot now with air superiority and path paved to Tehran etc, they are running out of time and needs Iran to either agree or the Americans to enter the war on its behalf. Iran has to be prepared to take serious hits that are humiliating, to accept the longer term goals. That is why Israel is now bombing gas fields, it is just pressure they are trying to apply. They have damaged and destroyed all the nuclear stuff they are capable of.
That is the sad reality. Hard days ahead.
Time is Irans weapon, and they should use it. Keep slowly hitting Israel and let this start feeling like a disaster for Israel. No snappy, quick victory. Weeks, months is the scale. ( I hope Iran does not blink ).
My hopes, thoughts and prayers are for Iran tonight as it has been always since this all started. I hope Iran can pull through.