Iran status:
All navy ships sunk, every single one
All military planes burned out.
All munitions manufacturing plants bombed out.
10,000 military targets destroyed.
All Iran has left are small drones.
Iran is no longer a serious threat to neighbors.
“Iran is no longer a serious threat to neighbors”
Well, they do have rowboats that they can use to attack big oil tankers. Or they can paddle out on rubber duckies.
The Economist probably thinks that’s a big threat. If you’re a bunch of quivering English scribblers afraid to stop Islamists in dinghies invading your nation, it’s understandable.