Iranian affairs expert expects American escalation against Iran
CAIRO (North Press) – Iranian affairs expert Ala’ al-Sa’id contested remarks on the future of American-Iranian relations on Sunday in light of recent developments, especially after US president-elect Joe Biden announced the conditions for returning to the nuclear agreement.
In an exclusive statement to North Press, al-Sa’id said that Iran has three “influential playing cards” that it relies on in managing its relations with Washington: the Revolutionary Guard, the nuclear program, and its foreign militias.
However, the Revolutionary Guard was dealt a heavy blow with the assassination of its leader Qasem Soleimani, and the nuclear program also took a hit when senior nuclear program official Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated; now Iran only has its militias to rely on, according to al-Sa’id.
“There is only one operation left for the Americans, which is striking these militias.”
“Confronting those forces in Iraq ends the Iranian striking forces, so that Tehran does not compromise in any upcoming negotiations with Biden, who will set his sights on the task of getting rid of Hezbollah,” he added.
Despite US withdrawals, the latest of which is the withdrawal from Iraq, this does not equal giving Iran the opportunity to act and control, according al-Sa’id.
He pointed out that the US controls the oil wells by agreement, and that the US itself allowed Iran to be present in Iraq.
“Biden will not cancel US sanctions imposed on Iran in a short period of time, and Iran will remain under the pain of the sanctions for a long time,” al-S’id stressed.
On December 8, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei indicated that the nuclear agreement does not require new negotiations, and he called on the parties to the agreement to return to abide by what was previously agreed upon.