The first week of the war ends with Donald Trump more determined than ever to change the course of historyIran: “I want an unconditional surrender” from the ayatollahs, are the words resounding from Washington, who seem to bury the signals received from the regime according to which a series of countries have activated mediation.
From the ground the voices of Tehran confirms the hard line of the United States, describing “the worst night” under a deluge of bombs. The raids on the capital have continued to intensify, as well as on the outskirts of Beirut, stronghold of Hezbollah. In response i Pasdaran insisted on American targets in Gulf, also threatening the energy sites where Western companies operate. According to the media US targets are identified thanks to Russian intelligence.
The slogan and the political strategy
“Make Iran Great Again!” he wrote Trump on Truth launching a new version of the Maga slogan. According to the tycoon, the war will end without accepting “any agreement” with theIran and once “one or more leaders have been selected” theAmerica “will work with partners to rebuild” the country and “make it economically bigger, better and stronger than ever.” The president in an interview with CNN has returned to evoke the model Venezuela: «It will work like there, we have a wonderful leader who is doing a fantastic job».
That is to say Delcy Rodriguez, number two of Chavismo who took over from Nicolas Maduro by starting cooperation with the USA. From this perspective Trump explained the new leader to Tehran may be religious and not necessarily a democratic figure. The important thing is that it is “fair and just and treats people well United States, Israel and other countries Middle East”.
The Iranian internal political front
Trump has already rejected it Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the Supreme Leader killed in the raids, but the extremist component of the regime is still prevalent. The president Masoud Pezheskian, while announcing that “some countries have started mediation attempts” to put an end to the war, clarified that such “mediation should address those who triggered this conflict”, i.e. United States and Israel.
Bombings up Tehran and tension in Lebanon
With the political situation crystallized a Tehran the bombing of the capital continued incessantly. “Constant explosions, the houses shook for minutes, the noises sounded like those of a dragon”, some of the residents’ testimonies. Similar scenario in the capital of Lebanon, after theIDF triggered an unprecedented evacuation of the entire southern suburbs. According to Lebanese media, a military position was hit in the crossfire.Unifil, with “several Ghanaian peacekeepers injured”. On the other side of the border, warning sirens rang out Tel Aviv and in the center of the country, to signal the arrival of rockets from Shiite militias.
Attacks in the Gulf and new regional tensions
On the front of the Gulf Iranian drones targeted the base again Use of Wings at Salem in Kuwait, where there are also Italian soldiers. A fire broke out but no injuries were reported, nor any major damage to two Italian fighters located in the facility. Anti-aircraft defenses kicked in Qatar, Saudi Arabia ed Emirates. In Two hotels and a residential building were hit in Bahrain.
Iranian alert remains high on the Iraqi border, after rumors of an imminent entry into the conflict of thousands of Kurdish fighters: drones have attacked the bases of the militants of the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party in exile. In the sights of Also Shahed a cargo terminal of the airport Basra, an American company working in the oil complex of Burjesia and the deposit of Rumaila, where the British giant operates BP. Another raid hit the airport Baghdad.
The moves of the American army
With all fronts still open the The US Army has canceled an elite paratrooper exercise, Washington Post reported. The news fueled speculation that soldiers, specializing in land combat, could be sent in Middle East.