PNN – A Pakistani expert believes that the recent anti-Iranian statements by the US President should not be taken too seriously, and that these positions are adopted solely to satisfy the Zionist lobby.
Following the latest statements by Donald Trump, the US President, that America is ready to “save” Iranian protesters, Washington’s familiar interventionist rhetoric against Iran has once again returned to the center of international attention. These statements come at a time when US sanctions are widely recognized as one of the main factors of economic pressure on the daily lives of the Iranian people, revealing a clear contradiction between the claim of supporting the Iranian people and the continued implementation of policies that directly undermine their livelihood.
In this context, Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with Javed Rana, a Pakistani analyst. This interview, going beyond sensational and headline-grabbing threats, examines the actual content of Trump’s warnings and promises and raises the question of whether this rhetoric reflects a real concern about “human rights” or is merely a continuation of pressure-based strategies that have shaped US policy towards Iran for years. The interview also evaluates the credibility and consequences of renewed threats against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
Donald Trump has claimed today that his country is ready to save Iranian protesters. Given that US sanctions are widely recognized as the main factor behind economic and livelihood pressures on ordinary Iranian citizens, why does Donald Trump, while claiming to support Iranian protesters, show no willingness to reduce the sanctions that directly target ordinary people, and instead prioritizes threats and military attack as his main tools?
In my opinion, it makes no sense at all that Donald Trump says he is willing to offer some kind of support to Iranian protesters. America and the West have always tried to exploit any internal problems in Iran. But given the existing record, I don’t think any protest movement inside Iran can turn into a larger uprising against the Iranian government.
This is highly unlikely. Similar situations have existed in the past, and the West tried to support these protesters but failed miserably. I foresee no difference in the future, even if Donald Trump wants to offer such support. Remember that Donald Trump and other Western leaders have, over time, systematically created a kind of institutionalized hypocrisy.
If there is an economic problem, the most important primary reason is American sanctions and the sanctions of other Western countries. So if they are truly concerned about Iranians, why don’t they lift those sanctions? The problem of America and the West is that they have failed to understand that Iranians are not willing to jeopardize or retreat from their fundamental geostrategic interests. Iran has not backed down on this path and has supported the Palestinians. I think this is the price they have paid. Trump will not be able to do anything in any form. His threats against Iran should not be taken very seriously.
To what extent should Trump’s recent statements about threatening to intervene in Iran’s protests be seen as a sign of real concern for human rights, and not a continuation of pressure tactics aimed at destabilization?
Donald Trump is a person who is not taken very seriously within America itself. He is seen as a puppet of Israel and the Zionist lobby. At the same time, he himself knows that this lobby has created many problems for him. Therefore, to satisfy and appease this Zionist lobby, he makes such political rhetoric which should not be taken seriously. I don’t think Donald Trump is going to offer any help to Iranian protesters. These are merely statements and nothing more.
In his press conference with the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime in late December, Trump also threatened to target Iran’s missile and nuclear program. Has Donald Trump, through his “maximum pressure” policy and past military threats against Iran, achieved any specific, verifiable strategic achievement that could justify his new warnings about attacking Iran again?
Donald Trump’s threats to target Iran’s nuclear or missile program are hollow rhetoric. These are empty threats. Essentially, behind the scenes, he is tired of Netanyahu, but given the fact that the Zionist lobby is very powerful, he does not want to displease them. That is why he is forced to make many meaningless statements. The latest threat against Iran is also part of the same meaningless political show that he always puts on.
I think the policy of maximum pressure that America and the apartheid Israeli regime tried to impose through war last year failed miserably. In my opinion, Iran proved one point: that it has the necessary capability and capacity, especially in the field of missile technology and its missile program. Iran showed it can defeat Israel very effectively. It was Iran’s missile attacks during the past war that forced Donald Trump and Netanyahu to agree to a kind of ceasefire.
What is your assessment of the possibility of war restarting between Iran, the Israeli regime, and the United States?
My understanding is that Donald Trump will not attack Iran in any form or at any time in the future. I think Iran has become much more coherent in terms of its missile program and military capability. The country has organized itself more and more. Israel knows this very well, and it is highly unlikely that Israel will embark on such an adventure again. It is also unlikely that the Americans will support Israel; therefore, I don’t think this will go beyond these political rhetoric.