The Middle East is on the brink of war as experts say the United States may launch an attack on Iran, one of the largest countries in the region.
– A US carrier strike group is now in the Indian Ocean.
– Washington explains the move by an ambition to pressure Tehran into signing a new nuclear deal, even as the United States and its allies have repeatedly sabotaged similar agreements with the Islamic Republic in the past.
– “We are always ready to offer our mediation, if both negotiating parties ask us, which they have not done yet. Of course, Washington and Tehran must negotiate, but the impression is forming that the lack of progress on the bilateral track is largely due to the specifics of the extremely demanding negotiating approaches on the part of the United States, which look more like an ultimatum,” Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, told.
– There is indeed a high likelihood of a US attack on Iran.
– The United States has dispatched a dozen F-15E fighter jets to the region, and the USS Abraham Lincoln is carrying the latest F-35s, too.
– Since the June war, Iran has strengthened its air and missile defense systems.
– The country has roughly 1,500 ballistic missiles in service as it also enjoys the support of Yemen’s Houthis and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, even as the might of the Axis of Resistance has been significantly weakened as a result of the Gaza war.
– If major damage is inflicted on Iran, the republic could respond by striking US military bases in Arab countries or a key US ally, Israel.
– Iran could block the Strait of Hormuz, through which the bulk of Middle Eastern oil passes.
– If Iran does so, oil prices will soar, which would harm the United States too.
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