“Iran’s targets are not just US bases; they are, in fact, primarily large-scale infrastructure and civilian targets as well,” said Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer in defence studies at King’s College London.
“This is not a mistake. This is by design,” Pinfold told Al Jazeera, explaining that Tehran is seeking to “unleash as much chaos as possible to destabilise the region and global markets” in an effort to force Washington to abandon the war.
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It is most unfortunate that Trump is so conceited. Were he to decide to stop the US attacks I doubt he would be able to resist boasting that the US had completely defeated Iran, possibly pushing Iran to continue its strikes when it might have otherwise stopped.