America Is Winning and Iran Is Losing — Badly

If you pay attention only to the comments of certain world leaders or read the opinion sections in certain national papers, you might be led to believe that the last three months in the Middle East saw the downfall of the American economy, the destruction of the U.S. military, and the rise of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a power that can rival the United States.

But had any of that been the case, perhaps the Iranian regime would have immediately let its people back onto the internet, after months of digital darkness, to revel in its strength and glory. Instead, the regime is increasingly paranoid as Iranians return to the web and broadcast the authentic, devastated state of conditions in Tehran and across the country. Indeed, Iran’s manicured façade of strength and resilience crumbles once you listen to its people.