Trump plans to join Israel in a war against Iran
By: Nabil Ahmad
Tags: Iran, USA, Izrael

Donald Trump’s possible initiation at the end of his term of covert operations against Iran or other opponents in the Middle East is becoming increasingly real. The US Secretary of State is in close contact with Israel and its other allies in the Middle East on this issue, even went on a foreign tour of seven countries for this purpose, clearly intending to find a way to implement solutions that Biden will find it difficult to reverse in his future Middle East policy.

The Trump administration is tightening its policy in the Middle East with additional sanctions against Iran. Plans have been drawn up for the possible closure of the US Embassy in Baghdad over fears of potential threats. According to Washington, US actions could be significantly changed if any of the Americans are killed before Inauguration Day. M. Pompeo recently made it clear that “the death of an American will become a red line, which could provoke a military response.”

In the meantime, as in the recent preparation of armed aggression in Iraq and Libya, Washington and its allies have already launched an information and propaganda campaign to justify the possibility of such an aggression against Iran after the Islamic Republic launched high-tech centrifuges for uranium enrichment at the underground plant in Natanz.

At the same time, Iran does not deny its violations of the nuclear deal. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that if the US fulfills its obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, Iran will fulfill its obligations under the nuclear deal. This can be done automatically and there is no need for negotiation.

In this situation, the fact is obvious: it is Israel that adds fuel to the fire with regard to Iran. Not surprisingly, it was precisely the topic of countering Iran that was the main one during a recent visit to Israel by M. Pompeo, who bluntly said: “to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions, all options remain on the table of the current White House administration.”

Israel is pushing Washington to launch an armed strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and to supply Tel Aviv with anti-bunker aerial bombs, as mentioned in the bill presented earlier in the US Congress. At the same time, Israel expects, even before the Trump administration leaves the White House, to neutralize a significant part of Iran’s strike potential, which is based on medium-range ballistic missiles deployed in underground facilities. However, providing the Israelis with only such bombs to inflict unacceptable damage on a potential enemy cannot be limited, since their use requires appropriate delivery vehicles, for example, B-1 or B-52 bombers. Although the previous administration of Barack Obama refused to send such aid to Israel, Donald Trump’s team is not so categorical on this issue, although clarifying at the same time that the United States itself has only 18 B-1 bombers capable of carrying heavy anti-bunker bombs.

Under these conditions, the redeployment of several B-52H Stratofortress strategic aircraft from the Maino Air Force Base in North Dakota by the United States to the Middle East on November 21 attracts attention. As Washington has already stated, the purpose of the transfer of B-52 strategic bombers was to contain aggression and confirm the support of US partners and allies. Taking into account the above fact that Israel is considered the main regional partner of the United States, and Iran is the main potential enemy, it is not difficult to guess about the true possible goals of the indicated transfer of B-52.