According to Blokhin, a strike by the United States on Iran before the presidential election would have become “political hara-kiri” for Trump.
The analyst also emphasized that Iran could respond to the actions of Americans and endanger their allies, for example, Israel or Saudi Arabia.
“The Americans act for their allies in various regions of the world as a guarantor of security. If they cannot provide it to them, this could hit their image around the world, ”he explained.
According to Blokhin, Trump applies the same algorithm to Iran as in the situation with Venezuela and North Korea.
“This is such a“ business approach ”- providing information and psychological pressure to make a partner sit down at the negotiating table. The rhetoric is warlike, but Trump does not want war, ”the expert concluded.
Trump said earlier that the United States could strike at 15 targets in Iran.
At the same time, the American leader noted that he did not want to do this.