Iran has launched missile and drone attacks against US bases and targets in Gulf countries such as Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, in response to the offensive launched by the United States and Israel against its territory on February 28.
Tehran maintains that these actions are part of its retaliation against what it considers direct aggression and against the US military presence in the region.
For its part, the US alleges that its attacks seek to destroy Iran’s nuclear arsenals and its production of ballistic missiles in addition to ending the ayatollah regime. But what is Trump’s real goal in the Iran war?
What is Trump’s goal in the Iran war?
For economics experts The compass Trump’s objective with these attacks is to weaken China: “Trump wants an Iranian revolution, which will cause there to be no oil, which is decisive for China.”
Carlos Rodríguez Braun, John Müller, José Ramón Iturriaga and Ignacio Rodríguez Burgos give their opinion in Lthe compass of the economy that the attack on Iran is towards the network that makes China have cheaper energy, since Russia and Iran give it discounts.
“China will respond sooner or later”
They also believe that the attack is highly planned and believe that China will respond sooner or later.
China, Iran’s main oil importer
At the moment, China, which is Iran’s main trading partner and its largest oil importer, has accused the United States and Israel of “inciting a regime change” in Iran and has condemned the death of the Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the offensive by Israel and the United States and in the midst of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
Furthermore, he called on the Gulf countries to develop good neighborliness and strengthen solidarity and coordination so that they “can fully control their future.”
Trump will visit China at the end of March
China and the US maintain a trade truce in force, although uncertainty persists after the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court on the legality of certain tariffs.
This decision and the recent US attack on Iran, which is China’s main trading partner, raises questions about the bilateral trade framework and Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China at the end of March.
