The New York Times of the United States reported on Sunday (February 22) that President Trump has told his advisers that he "leans toward a preliminary strike against Iran in the coming days," followed by a larger-scale military strike in the coming months to force Iran to "submit" and reach an agreement according to U.S. demands.
Comment: The plan for President Trump to launch a military strike against Iran is a continuation of the "war gene" of the United States over nearly 250 years and an inevitable outcome of the hegemonic logic. In fact, the United States has only been out of war for about 16 years in its 250-year history. Former President Carter once explicitly stated that it is "the most warlike country in world history."
The Trump administration's plan to attack Iran uses the Iranian nuclear issue as a direct excuse, but in reality, it aims to eliminate the largest anti-American force in the Middle East, dismantle the "Axis of Resistance" to consolidate the regional dominance of the U.S.-Israel-Saudi alliance. At the same time, it seeks to maintain the dollar hegemony and American shale oil interests by controlling the energy lifeline of the Hormuz Strait and curbing the process of Iran's oil moving away from the dollar. Additionally, this military adventure also has clear domestic political purposes: it wants to create momentum for the election with a tough stance, shift domestic contradictions, and meet the interests of the military-industrial complex.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857906549078027/
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