Why the Game of US Provocations against Iran Is Not Over Yet?

Rasa - There is some speculation US President Donald Trump will try to unilaterally withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear pact this time around, when he announces his anti-Iran plans (read new sanctions) on Friday.

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Date: 12 January 2018 - 08:55

RNA - Official Washington, however, says that’s not expected to be the case, and that President Trump will again sign a waiver to keep the sanctions relief from the P5+1 deal in place, subsequently meaning the US will not be violating the pact. This solves a lot of headache for the Trump White House, including potential international backlash against the US for trying to undermine the deal, though Trump has long suggested that ending the deal to be his ultimate goal.

As a “compromise” for not getting to dishonor the deal right now, reports suggest President Trump will instead impose a new round of sanctions for non-nuclear reasons against Iran. His recent anti-Iran rhetoric suggests the since-ended foreign-instigated riots in some Iranian cities as a likely justification for these.

So come Friday, expect even more anti-Iran sanctions announced by the Trump White House. The question is why? And the answer is why not:

Just like his predecessors, President Trump has no intention to end America’s never-ending wars – including diplomatic and economic warfare against America’s foes Iran, Syria, Russia and China. That’s because “it creates jobs” at home – a promise Trump made during his election campaigns. After all, he couldn’t possibly sell arms to Saudi Arabia worth over 100 billion dollars on the back of a Persian Gulf region which is at peace with itself, with Iran, and the rest of the international community.

As long as the Military-Industrial Complex is concerned, Iran is a convenient enemy which can help at any desired time the Trump White House to “milk” the region’s rich autocratic regimes – mainly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But what if that fails?

Well, America can always try and invade a regional country in order to “liberate” it. After destroying it, “the world’s greatest force for good” will then dramatically increase American air strikes, send troops to stay and entertain, and continue the air war until “victory is closer than ever before.” In between, any protests by any regional country, including Iran, will be subdued through sanctions, diplomatic pressures at the UN, or the rhetoric of “military option is still on the table.”

Think of this as but the latest episode in an upside down geopolitical fairy tale, a grim story for our age that might begin: Washington is always prepared to launch war on foes or any of its own Arab allies on the pretext of war on terror. It might also take other belligerent actions that could amount to war, like economic sanctions. There are then countries it can target through long proxy wars which its regional cohorts can finance, arm or back, including an extreme set of fundamentalist groups, including ISIL and Al-Qaeda. These countries could include Syria, Yemen and such-like.

America can then send troops to the region to defeat its own terror proxies and insurgent groups in this vividly abortive process. If it seemed all over, the cheering and, of course, the planning for yet greater exploits across the region will then begin. You get the idea. The top officials in the Trump administration – just like their predecessors – will never leave the region alone – at peace with itself. They have their own set of geopolitical dreams and expansive ideas of the first order that they just can’t miss out on.

Which brings us to the conclusion that the region has to blame itself for this mess as well; as the ongoing insecurity is not just a one-country affair. Close to the Trump team, America’s regional cohorts are equally deep into their own geopolitical dreams and expansive ideas in places like Yemen. Think about it. They have already made preparations to extend it in ways more radical and devastating than they could ever have imagined with the invasion and occupation of post-ISIL Syria and the domination of its oil heartlands.

So come Friday, perhaps it shouldn’t surprise you - as it wouldn’t surprise the Iranians that the game of US sanctions is not over yet. Not by a long shot.

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