Iranian Military Shows It Knows How to Adapt, U.S. Officials Say

[Prairie Gates]

Source: The New York Times

The Iranian military is adjusting its tactics as the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign progresses, senior U.S. defense officials said, even as the Trump administration insists that the United States is winning the war.

In the 11 days since the conflict began, Iran has targeted key American air defense and radar systems in the region, according to U.S. military officials and military experts.

Iranian-backed militias have attacked hotels frequented by American troops. One militia in Iraq launched a drone swarm attack on an upscale hotel in Erbil, demonstrating that Iran was aware that the Pentagon was housing troops in hotels in the region, a senior U.S. military official said.

He and two other officials said that Iran appeared to have accepted that it could not match the United States and Israel on pure firepower. But by simply surviving the barrage, the officials said, the government in Tehran can claim victory.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/iran-military-tactics.html

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"The enemy is adapting" always precedes an orderly unwinding...

[msongs]

1. Iran has spent years preparing for this very event. they are blessed our leadership is so stupid nt

[RockRaven]

2. Political and military dimwits are always amazed when other human beings have agency and intellect

like, you know, human beings are generally known to have.

[Skittles]

3. to be fair

going up against an enemy "led" by the Trump shitshow just evens the odds that much more

[Solly Mack]

4. They say this like they're surprised.

Like it is something new.

[Prairie Gates]

5. During the Iraq War, they used to have articles about the adaptation and counteradaptation of the IEDs

Ingenious stuff on both sides.

Deadly and horrifying, but ingenious.

[jeffreyi]

6. Gee whizzaree.

[popsdenver]

7. Anyone know

where the 150 wounded that were airlifted to Ramstein were from????????????

[blue-wave]

8. Yes, from what I have learned

in the last few days the Iranian military and government, were designed and trained to decentralize in times of war. So what is likely happening in Iran is regional militaries with regional leaders do not have to take orders from the Supreme Leader. Tehran, the capitol doesn't matter any more. The decisions are made out there somewhere in the country. In other words, their systems is now versatile and adaptable to various situations. This won't be easy.