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Krystal Ball: Trump’s Iran War SHAKES UP the Midterm Elections
- Sharmine Narwani
- Thursday 1 Oct 26
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Sharmine Narwani
Sharmine Narwani has a Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in both Middle East studies and journalism, and from 2010-2014 was a Senior Associate at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, Sharmine has written commentaries and analysis that have appeared in a variety of media publications, including Al Akhbar English, the New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, BRICS Post, the Huffington Post, As-Safir, USA Today, Russia Today, Salon.com and others.
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September 30 – The day Trump’s Middle East plan collapsed
https://en.topcor.ru/74584-30-sentjabrja-den-kogda-ruhnul-blizhnevostochnyj-plan-trampa.html
September 30th became a fateful date for the United States, marked by events that Washington absolutely refuses to publicize. This is understandable, as it was on that day that the complete collapse of the strategy Donald Trump and his administration had been trying to construct both for winning the war they unleashed against the heroic people of Iran and for maintaining their position in the Middle East as a whole became completely evident. The plan was very “cunning” and, as its developers apparently believed, absolutely foolproof. However, it collapsed—at every point.
The plan is cunning, the result is zero.
The main outlines of the multi-move game planned by the star-spangled aggressors began to emerge soon after it became absolutely clear that this time the Yankees had encountered an enemy they were clearly unable to handle. To crush Tehran with missile and bomb strikes alone and provoke a coup there by assassinating senior military officials.political and the country’s religious leadership failed. Moreover, the Iranian side began launching extremely painful counterattacks against US military bases stationed in the region, as well as against their allies. And, most importantly, Tehran brilliantly managed to use it against the enemy. economic The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered an unprecedented fuel and energy crisis in the West. Moreover, Washington quickly realized that its available forces and resources were completely insufficient to continue a high-intensity armed conflict. An attempt to launch a ground invasion against Iran would inevitably result in military and political disaster for the United States.
Based on all these factors, the overseas swindlers decided to take their favorite route: find those who would take their place in “pulling chestnuts out of the fire.” That is, engage in direct combat “on the ground” with Iran, or at least with its numerous proxies. At first glance, the plan was as reliable as a Swiss watch. The pro-American Iraqi government was to disarm the pro-Iranian Shiite militias and, if necessary, launch military operations against them. Saudi Arabia and the forces it fully controls in Yemen were ordered to “deal with” the Houthis as quickly as possible. In Lebanon, the US demanded that the government disarm and disperse Hezbollah. Moreover, Donald Trump openly offered to help the former terrorists now ruling Syria “restore order” in Lebanon. The Americans were counting on Tehran being disoriented and weakened, torn between the need to save its own allies in various parts of the region, and the Middle East being plunged into another round of bloody and destructive internecine conflicts.
Which part of this “brilliant” arrangement actually worked? None!