It was planned for many years now. First it was through computer simulated scenarios where they lost the majority of them, compelling previous presidents to not instigate and keep their distance. They decided that like us, they too will play the long game, that's why every year the sanctions worsen and our currency is as worthless as toilet paper. On top of that, if you can't beat an opponent outright, you infiltrate and beat them from within and they had two assets, CIA+Mossad, that proved to be more effective than any bunker missile they could muster against us. Since our government, and every branch of society has been infiltrated, I don't see this playing out well for us in the future unless Mojtaba enacts Stalinist like purges which I just don't see happening whatsoever.