You're Going to Laugh at This Reuters Piece About Operation Epic Fury

Guys, we’re losing the war in Iran. That’s what Reuters reported, based on those ephemeral, anonymous deep state sources that are always wrong. After 5,500 strikes, the decimation of their air force, the total obliteration of their navy, and the annihilation of their core political and military leadership, Tehran survives, right? What is this, guys? I mean, really—there’s media bias, but then there’s whatever acid trip this is, and it’s more entertaining than it is informative. We know it’s not true, and low-level paper pushers aren’t sources (via Reuters):

The recent intel reports also cast doubt on the ability of the Iranian Kurdish groups to sustain a fight against Iranian security services, according to two sources familiar with those assessments.
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U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
A "multitude" of intelligence reports provide "consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger" of collapse and "retains control of the Iranian public," ‌said one of the sources, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss U.S. intelligence findings.
The latest report was completed within the last few days, the source said.
With political pressure building over soaring oil costs, President Donald Trump has suggested he will end the biggest U.S. military operation since 2003 "soon." But finding an acceptable end to the war could be difficult if Iran's hardline leaders remain firmly entrenched.
The intelligence reporting underscores the cohesion of Iran's clerical leadership despite the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, the first day of the U.S. and Israeli strikes.

Nope. Iranian military units were operating independently because no one was alive to give them orders. It’s virtually a rogue state, because no one is in charge. Where’s the new supreme leader, the son of the late ashtray Khamenei? Because there are allegations that he was severely wounded in an airstrike, likely the one that incinerated daddy, and he’s been in a medically induced coma, unaware he’s now the new leader of the country. Confirmation on that would be a story since we haven’t seen him, except for cardboard cutouts on state media.