In the Middle East, where the United States sees certain countries as potential threats, Iran seems to be the next focus as leaders such as Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have been overthrown in the decades since the Cold War, and Syria has wavered in the civil war.
Since Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, this action appears to have provided the United States and the West with a pretext for action in the Middle East. The rift between the Arab countries and Iran is deepening, and the signs that Iran has become a target are becoming more and more obvious, and even a trend has formed.
** in the Middle East
Middle Eastern countries are divided by religious and ethnic differences**. Relations between Iran, which is predominantly Persian, are tense with Arab countries: Iran is the leader of the Shiite sect of Islam and is a theocratic entity;Most of the Arab countries belong to the Sunni sect of Islam and have a high degree of secularization.
Iran is pushing for an "Islamic revolution" in an attempt to get other countries in the Middle East to emulate its theocratic model. Hamas and the Houthis are Iranian-backed groups that fight against Arab states.
These factors have led to the fact that the geopolitics of the Middle East is in a state of **, Iran is isolated, and there is a potential confrontation with the Arab countries. If Iran falls, it could be good news for Arab countries. The U.S. military has a large number of military bases around Iran, and the U.S. is always looking for opportunities to address this issue.
The timing is highlighted
In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the world has experienced a profound **, and Iran has become one of the few countries that has provided ** to Russia, out of its own interests.
On October 7, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and its spokesperson claimed to have Iran's support and was proud of it. Iran immediately denied this claim.
Despite this, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was no intelligence suggesting Iran was involved in the attack. But the U.S. Congress soon authorized the U.S. to go to war directly against Iran if it intervened in the Kazakh-Israeli conflict.
Subsequently, the U.S. military sent two aircraft carrier battle groups, amphibious strike groups, A10 attack aircraft and F15 fighter jets to the Middle East, and countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia also followed the operation. Israel mobilized 54With an army of 50,000, Netanyahu has vowed to reshape the Middle East.
Combined with Biden's statement to reshape the new world order, the goal and timing of dealing with Iran seem to have been revealed.
Wrapping up
To sum up, given the state of geopolitics in the Middle East and the timing of the Saudi-Israeli conflict, it is increasingly likely that Iran will become an external target.
Recently, Jordan requested military assistance from the United States, including air defense and anti-missile systems, and the arrival of American B1B strategic bombers in Turkey are the latest signs.
Recall the words of Serbian ** Vučić: "Russia must lose, this is the consensus that the West has reached, and anything that stands in the way will be crushed." ”