Al-Marsad Newspaper: The writer, Abd al-Rahman al-Rashed, commented on the sensational attack that bears American and Israeli fingerprints on the Drones factories in Isfahan, Iran.
Targeting Iran
Al-Rashed said, in his article titled “The Targeting of Iran is Thrilling and Surprising,” published in the newspaper “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat”: The first and last American attack on Iran at home was a failed military operation called “The Claw of Punishment.” In 1980, the US government decided to free its citizens hostages being held in Their embassy in Tehran planned a supposedly swift military attack that used an aircraft carrier, combat aircraft, military cargo planes, helicopters, special forces, and marines.The dust storm thwarted the operation, after which the Americans fasted from the idea of a direct attack and contented themselves with responding from a distance, with retaliatory operations by proxy.
Drone factories
He pointed out: “Then, after this long absence, the world was surprised by a sudden, exciting attack that bore American and Israeli fingerprints on the Drones factories in Isfahan. The attack with drones was a clear response to the participation of the Iranian Drones in the Ukraine war,” explaining: “After the escalation of the American dispute, With China and the outbreak of war with Russia in Ukraine, oil and gas, the region, and Iran have returned to the fore. The American-Israeli maneuvers last week were an important event, clearly directed against Iran, and included training in dealing with nuclear threats.
military attack
And he continued: “The military attack is more a message than a declaration of war, and Tehran can rehabilitate the destroyed sites. Iran will be among the targets of the war in Ukraine.. We have no hand in the Ukraine war, nor in the attacks on Iran, but rather they added a new dimension.” “It has transferred the Russian-Western conflict to the Middle East region, bypassing the conflict over Syria. The Russian media is urging its government to support Iran and its weapons program, including the nuclear one. It is unlikely that Moscow will do so for various reasons. When the Iranians agreed to become the main supplier to the Russians in Ukraine with the drones, they must have been aware that they were entering another dangerous game, and in my opinion their goal was to bargain with the West to return to the comprehensive agreement on preferential terms in their favour.In short, their indirect entry into the Ukraine war aimed at the Vienna negotiations.The surprising reaction of the Joe administration Biden by striking Iran directly and not targeting its proxies abroad, as was the case in the past.
US secret negotiations
And he added: The Russian media is responding by marketing rumors saying that the Americans and their allies’ bombing of Iranian military centers aims to obscure the secret US negotiations with Iran. The truth is that the negotiation efforts are not a secret, whether in Vienna or New York between Robert Malley, the US official in charge of the Iranian file, and the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations. The major attack aims to force Iran to stop supplying Russia with weapons in Ukraine, and it is likely that it will continue to target it if it insists on sending its drones and missiles.
nuclear project
And he continued: “The Americans and the Israelis, if they wish, have the ability to destroy its military manufacturing system for missiles and drones. Its sites are exposed and accessible, unlike its nuclear project, which is protected by an arsenal and a bunker eight meters deep underground and with a concrete cover of two and a half meters.”
Ukraine war
He concluded, “The question is not about military ability, but rather about desire and determination. Will the Americans risk a war with Iran when they withdrew from Afghanistan 24 months ago? Because the United States considers Ukraine’s war to directly affect its security, and to challenge NATO that it leads. It seems ready for confrontations with the Tehran regime.” We can say that this is the first time that we feel its readiness by showing its forces, by increasing its military presence and maneuvers with Israel and bombing Iranian military factories, even if it did not officially adopt it.. This leads us to the last question, will targeting Iran make it easier for us or will it complicate the situation? Certainly, good news for the region, and countries like Ukraine and Azerbaijan. But we cannot bet on that. Tehran is able to change the equation by bargaining with Washington to stop supplying its weapons to Russian fighters in exchange for reviving the comprehensive agreement according to its expectations. Here the equation becomes different. The West wants to besiege Russia, not Iran. necessarily”.
Economic sanctions
He concluded: “Nevertheless, Tehran is weakening with time and the multiplicity of wars. It is no longer in a position of strength to impose its conditions with internal discontent, the aging of its leadership, and the continuation of economic sanctions against it.”
