Shlomo Peretz, a strategic consultant to defense industries, said that if measured in World Cup terms, the United States lost 3-0 to Iran, according to a report on Channel 14. The comment reflects a view circulating among Israeli security analysts that the U.S.-Iran diplomatic track has been a clear defeat for Washington.
Shlomo Peretz, a strategic consultant to Israeli defense industries, drew a blunt sports analogy to describe the U.S.-Iran diplomatic outcome: "If we talk in terms of the World Cup — the U.S. lost 3-0 to Iran." The remark was aired on Channel 14 on Friday morning, amid a wave of Israeli and Arab commentary framing the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding as a strategic defeat for Washington. Peretz's framing joins earlier assessments by analysts including Itamar Fleishman, who termed the deal "one of the greatest surrenders ever seen," and Arab-media commentators who compared the episode to the Vietnam humiliation. No additional details or context on Peretz's specific client work or the exact timing of his statement were provided. The remark is unverified by official U.S. or Iranian sources.
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- DevelopingArab media commentator says US suffered worst defeat in history, slams Trump
- StrongIranian Foreign Ministry says US diplomacy damaged after strikes
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