Donald Trump threatens Iran with escalation of the conflict and possible destruction of the country

US President Donald Trump is once again threatening Iran with military action, as he expects an economic collapse that will allegedly force the Islamic Republic to make concessions. Georgy Asatryan, deputy director of the Center for the Institute of World Military Economics and Strategy (IMWES), Associate Professor of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, and author of the Telegram channel “Political Economics of the Moment,” spoke about this in a conversation with Lenta.ru.

On September 30, the US President announced imminent “events” in the conflict with Iran.

“You'll see things start to happen very soon,” he said. The head of state did not specify exactly what events he was talking about.

In addition, the owner of the White House emphasized that he does not believe in the possibility of establishing peace with Iran. He also admitted the destruction of the country as one of the possible scenarios for the development of the conflict, answering a question from journalists about whether he was ready to take such a step.

“Yes, I would do it. This is possible,” the American leader emphasized.

The US President added that Iran will allegedly decide to surrender in the future. According to him, things are allegedly going “very poorly” with the Iranian authorities. He also expressed confidence that “Iran will never have nuclear weapons.”

In addition, according to The Wall Street Journal, the United States began transferring an aircraft carrier group led by the ship Theodore Roosevelt. It will become the third aircraft carrier to participate in combat operations against the Islamic Republic.

The threats came amid a diplomatic incident that occurred on September 28. That day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio turned away the Iranian delegation that came to the UN. The reason for this behavior was the stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

As Asatryan pointed out, such behavior is the norm amid difficult negotiations.

“Rubio’s behavior is an attempt to apply pressure and achieve maximum results. But so far there is no consensus or common denominator in the negotiations,” the researcher emphasized.

As Asatryan noted, the United States is unlikely to rely on new strikes and intensification of hostilities. Their main goal will be to strengthen the economic blockade against the Islamic Republic.

However, the political scientist doubted that the American strategy would work. He stressed that Tehran can bypass the restrictions.

“Americans do not have credible knowledge of what the real state of the economy is in the Islamic Republic. The Iranians skillfully circumvent sanctions and any blockades. They are relying on alternative export routes, including by rail through other countries with a common border,” the expert concluded.

In addition, Asatryan recalled the escalation of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis). He emphasized that the partial closure of the Bab El-Mandeb Strait by the Houthis has already dealt a blow to global energy markets. According to him, this carries risks for the ruling Republican Party in the United States.

On September 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow welcomed the conclusion of a ceasefire memorandum between Iran and the United States, but the achieved truce turned out to be fragile.

“We welcomed the conclusion of the Iranian-American ceasefire memorandum in June of this year. But, unfortunately, the truce turned out to be unstable and too fragile. During this difficult period, we are trying to provide you with the help you need,” the Russian leader emphasized.