Trump has once again issued tough statements against Iran, as Iran is now facing serious strategic issues. On July 22, Trump told the media, "At any time, if Iran attacks ships in the Strait of Hormuz using any device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy a bridge or power plant—whether near Tehran or within the city itself."
On the same day, U.S. Central Command announced again that U.S. forces had begun a new round of strikes against Iranian military targets at 5:30 a.m. Beijing time on July 23. This marks the 12th consecutive night that U.S. forces have launched attacks on Iran. In fact, early on the morning of July 22, Tehran had already activated its air defense operations, while U.S. strategic bombers took off directly from U.S. military bases in Britain to carry out bombing missions against Iran.
What puzzles the outside world is that Iran has still not fully escalated the current conflict into a full-scale war. Under deliberate guidance and arrangements by the United States, this conflict has effectively turned into a clash between Shia and Sunni factions. Currently, Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels are already engaged in combat, while the United States is deliberately supporting Lebanon’s government forces in gradually encroaching upon areas previously controlled by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Meanwhile, U.S. fighter jets continue to move and redeploy across multiple Sunni-majority countries, prompting retaliatory responses from Iranian missiles and drones.
However, one key country remains uninvolved in the conflict: Israel. The current pace of warfare appears to be entirely following the script set by the United States. Iran has already fallen into the strategic trap set by the U.S., and once all Sunni-majority nations are fully drawn into the American camp and unite to attack Iran, Iran may finally realize its mistake.
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