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Posted on 04/14/2026 3:38:35 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan
Retired Pakistani Lt. Gen. Muhammad Saeed tells the New York Post that Iran lacks the "compatible military means" to sustain a conflict against the U.S. and Israel. As Operation Epic Fury chokes the Iranian economy, Saeed predicts Tehran will be forced to accept a "take it or leave it" deal.
A retired Pakistani lieutenant general with deep regional insight has told the New York Post that Iran simply “does not have the military means” to keep up its confrontation with the United States and Israel.
Lt. Gen. (ret.) Muhammad Saeed, who spoke exclusively to the Post in Islamabad on Monday, assessed that while Tehran may continue firing drones and missiles in the short term, it lacks “compatible military means” and “cost-effective military options” to match American and Israeli capabilities.
“While they would keep firing drones and missiles for a few more days, they don’t have compatible military means,” Saeed said. “This may prove totally wrong, but it’s my assumption that whatever option has been given to them as ‘Take it or leave it,’ they will come back on it.”
The comments come as U.S.-Iran peace talks hosted in Pakistan over the weekend ended without a breakthrough. The negotiations followed President Trump’s imposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz as part of Operation Epic Fury, part of the broader U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran that began on February 28, 2026.
Saeed pointed to Iran’s collapsing economy as a decisive factor, noting the “economic hardships their people are facing… the level of inflation… how terribly their own currency is [devalued].”
U.S. officials have described the blockade as a pressure tactic designed to force Iran back to the negotiating table, particularly over its nuclear program. Trump has publicly stated that Tehran “would like to work” on a deal.
The former Pakistani general’s assessment is not an official position of Pakistan’s government, but it carries weight given Islamabad’s longstanding ties in the region and its role in hosting the recent talks.
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I don’t know about that. Iran has lots of cards to play, including a massed troop movement into Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. They would take Soviet-type casualties, but they would be hard to stop.
“I Don’t Know..”
“Iran has lots of cards to play,”
You for got the /s.
I don’t see the Artesh doing that.
And we’d see it coming and just flat slaughter them.
LOTS of cards to play?
You misspelled sneeze.
Just how is it that the Iranian forces would make it to Saudi Arabia without someone noticing them along the way?
“ Iran has lots of cards to play, including a massed troop movement into Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. They would take Soviet-type casualties, but they would be hard to stop.”
You’ve clearly never been in uniform.
Such a move (if they could mass the troops) would result in a complete and utter slaughter.
Now you know why Pakistan just dispatched 13,000 troops to Saudi Arabia. Then, there is that little issue of Iraq standing in the way.
it’s going to have to be the IRGC that does then, the regular army is sitting this one out.
It would make the highway of death look like an LA traffic jam.
When the Iraquis massed their troops in their Kuwait attack - it became known
as the highway of death.
Massed troops - no good.
Iran has been disarmed, and put into a chokehold, that it cannot break. It is now clear to the markets that Iran will inevitably succumb, and that the USA does not need to take any significant risk or expend any scarce resources to maintain this chokehold.
Checkmate.
Mossad and CIA don’t seem to have started their regime change Operation yet. There is still a brief window for some regime insiders to escape into exile. Maybe China or Russia will hide them, if they have a lot of money and gold. Afghanistan for mid-level gangsters, Iraq for Arabic speakers. Lebanon or Syria for those with family there to hide them.
Don’t get caught left behind.
I don’t see it that way. Their chances of barely clinging to power are dependent on their geography and topography that would make land invasions by enemies difficult.
By the same token, it makes their ability to project power outside their safety zone very difficult.
Besides, if they try to project power outside Iran, would they be capable of simultaneously holding onto what they currently have?
Maybe you have more information than i have but … I just don’t see your scenario taking place.
and if that happens the commie media will NEVER say “Good job President Trump” nah, they will just thank Obama or something
“Iran has lots of cards to play, including a massed troop movement into Kuwait and Saudi Arabia”
Saudi Arabia signed a new defense agreement with Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt shortly before the war - they all have more powerful Ground Armies than Iran, and Pakistan and Turkey share borders with Iran. The USA and Israel have demonstrated a sustained ability to deliver 2,000 precision airstrikes per day, in addition to Saudi Arabia and its other regional Allies.
No Iranian Ground Force is going anywhere. They could not even survive forming a big convoy, to even start moving.
They don’t want to prompt a Pakistani or Turkish incursion. Turkey in particular is unlikely to give back any land taken.
“it’s going to have to be the IRGC that does then (attack outside Iran), the regular army is sitting this one out.”
Indeed, such suicidal orders would likely force the regular Military to rebel against the IRGC.
The only play I see the IRGC having is guerilla style; control or bargain with the population and melt into the crowd when confronted. Guerilla warfare can always survive as long as they can hide. Even boots on the ground struggles against that tactic if the locals are willing to play ball with the guerrilla force, and there are benefactor nations to help. Russia and China have done this in Korea, Vietnam and now Iran.
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