https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1224393/donald-trump-news-iran-conflict-us-military-qasem-soleimani-ayatollah-ali-khameneiDONALD TRUMP’s America could easily be defeated by Iran in any future military conflict, according to the outcome of a US military simulation carried out in 2002.
Yet, despite its technological superiority, a series of war games carried out by the Pentagon in 2002 showed how a less sophisticated army could inflict a humiliating defeat on the US military on a scale to rival Pearl Harbour by using unconventional tactics.
The war games were dubbed the Millennium Challenge and were designed to test the US military’s ability to defeat an opponent like Iran.
Costing $250 £191) million, the simulation involved both live exercises and computer games.
Two teams competed for supremacy against each other, with the Red Team (OPFOR), representing Iran, and the Blue team the United States.
The Red team was tasked with preserving its ruling regime and to drive their opponents out of the region.
For their part, the Blue team’s objectives were to destroy their opponents weapons of mass destruction, secure shipping lanes and prevent the Red Team from establishing dominance in the Middle East.
To the horror of Pentagon chiefs, the outcome was a crushing victory for the Reds, until the rules of the contest were quickly changed to ensure a Blue’s victory.
Led by a veteran of the Vietnam war, US Marine Corps commander Lieutenant General Paul Van Riper, the Red team managed to sink most of the US task force to the bottom of the Persian Gulf in days using the much smaller military capability of Iran.