The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has a turbulent few weeks ahead after the Supreme Court declared the tariffs illegal. However, it is not the only open front that the tycoon has. As they have told in The world order in Julia in the wavein recent days the deployment of troops to Iran has increased, which may mean an imminent attack.
“It is possible that we will see it next week or within two weeks,” said Eduardo Saldaña. And, if it occurs, it would be on a Friday because the stock markets close, which implies total control, because the repercussions would not be noticed until Monday. “It is highly likely that we will see an attack,” he added.
Nothing like this has been seen since the invasion of Iraq, he pointed out, so it is evident that something is going to happen. “You don’t deploy that huge amount of military resources in the area if you are not going to do something. The same thing happened with Venezuela and Russia,” he recalled. Although, Iran does not seem to care, because at the moment it has not made any movement.
Why Iran is good for a direct conflict with the United States
Saldaña has commented that Trump is surprised because Iran “is not taking any steps to negotiate.” Although, this has an explanation: within the Iranian regime they believe that the only way to survive is by entering into a direct conflict with the United States, because, on the other hand, there is Israel, which benefits from there being a regional conflict. “In Israel there are going to be elections and Netanyahu is clear that a regional conflict favors him,” added Saldaña.
It may seem nonsense that Iran sees a direct conflict with the United States as something positive. However, the journalist has explained that, although the Iranian regime knows that a conflict will weaken it, it is at the same time “one of the ways in which the regime can reinforce its legitimacy, appealing to nationalism and anti-imperialism.”
Not even in the United States they know what is happening
Furthermore, he has warned that the one who really has “a lot to lose” if the attack goes wrong is the United States, because it is worth remembering that Donald Trump when he came to power promised that he would not lead the United States into another conflict. “If the Iranians somehow manage to carry out attacks and start sending dead American soldiers to the United States, Trump has a problem,” Saldaña warned.
This being the case, he has asked what the objective is, because “not even within the US understand what is happening.” Saldaña recalled that when the United States invaded Iraq, George Bush toured the country to try to justify what he was going to do, but Trump “has not given any explanation” as to why he has deployed those troops.
“What are you going to do: subdue the Iranian regime, end its nuclear program, are you going to go directly against Hameini, carry out a policy of bombing for how long and waiting for what? You have not tried to convince the Americans of what we are likely to see these days,” he concluded.
