Honestly, after witnessing this conflict, I’ve slightly revised my opinion of Zelensky, whom I used to dislike.
Despite losing vast territories in just a few days, facing an onslaught on his capital, and enduring intense airstrikes, he chose to fight relentlessly, mobilized his forces, and launched a counterattack without retreating a single step.
If Zelensky had been as cowardly as the Ayatollahs, he would have surrendered immediately, and Ukraine would have been occupied by Russia almost without a fight. And he would have justified it as a rational choice.
In the end, more than equipment or national strength, it's the leader’s will to fight that matters most. When the leader is gripped by fear and on the verge of surrendering, no soldier wants to die in a futile battle.