The military atmosphere in the Persian Gulf is evolving into a thriller since the US planned on August 2 to attack the energy infrastructure of Iran. But following the intervention of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan, Iran is ready to hold a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to continue negotiations, and the United States Central Command temporarily suspended its night operations for 48 hours until August 3 to August 4, 2026.
At the same time, Trump also stated that he wants a quick deal with Iran.
It should be noted that the Americans have let it be understood that they will strike Iran with incredible severity for 14 days on a 24-hour basis against critical infrastructure such as energy, the electrical grid, bridges, and ports.
Recently, the American President Trump maintained his warmongering posts by speaking of a land blockade of Iran. While the Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu warned that we will open the gates of hell on Iran.
At the same time, an American general warns the American government that we will not be able to protect Israel if Iran uses all its strike power.
At the same time, Iran strikes daily the separatist groups in Iraq and the Kurdish groups of Iraq. These groups are also considering military operations against Iran.
New US proposal to Iran, which it is seriously considering
Iran has received a proposal from the United States that could lead to a reduction of current tensions, and Tehran is considering it seriously.
Al Jazeera and the director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University made an unconfirmed claim:
Iran has received a proposal from the United States that could lead to a reduction of current tensions, and Tehran is considering it seriously.
It appears that this issue is not unrelated to the intensive consultations and contacts of Iran with various parties, some of which, including Pakistan and Turkey, have been announced officially.
Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan requested postponement of attacks from the US for 48 hours, Netanyahu says we will open the gates of hell on Iran
Intervention occurred from Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey, requesting the postponement of the American attack on the energy infrastructure of Iran for 48 hours.
It appears that the US are examining this initiative positively.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Israel, Netanyahu, warns that we will open the gates of hell on Iran.
Based on indications, Israel has increased the level of military alert to the highest possible level.
At the same time, there are indications that the Army Chief of Pakistan, Asem Munir, will travel to Tehran seeking de-escalation and the resumption of the dialogue between Iran and the US.
The Israeli channel Channel 13 reported, citing senior officials of the regime, that Trump is expected to issue an order to resume the fighting and that the coming hours are considered very difficult and critical.
At the same time, the newspaper Haaretz and the Israeli Channel 12 announced that the Zionist army has increased the level of military alert to the highest possible level, in order to be fully prepared in the event of a possible American attack on Iran.
According to the assessment of the Jewish Channel 12 and news circles, the US will launch a fierce attack on Iran, which will happen without direct Israeli participation.
An order was given to put the Israeli hospitals and the medical personnel in the health sector on a state of emergency.
Trump cancels the major strike, the US are ready to take this step in order to reach a "quick deal" with Iran
"The United States are fully prepared to take action against the Islamic Republic of Iran on a scale of military terrorism, violence, and perhaps not seen since World War II," noted Trump, the President of the US, on Truth Social.
"Despite this, Iran and other countries of the Middle East have asked us to abstain from attacks, because the outlines of an agreement have been agreed upon," added the American leader.
"This will include the immediate and complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the elimination of the Iranian nuclear threat."
"Responding to this request, I agreed to cancel the attack in favor of peace and for the survival and prosperity of Iran, on the condition that we can quickly reach an agreement," emphasized Trump, adding that Israel "shares the commitment" to this.
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman asked Trump not to hit Iran
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman urged Trump not to carry out new attacks on Iran.
In a telephone communication he had with Trump regarding his plan to carry out new, massive attacks on Iran. The Saudi Crown Prince was negative.
Trump is seriously considering the possibility of striking Iranian energy targets in the coming days, a move that comes as a response to the missile attack of Iran on an American base in Jordan and the continuous interruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Such an attack could lead to the most unprecedented escalation in the war, which has been halted several times thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Trump for negotiation, only to be repeated after the failure of these efforts.
Iran has threatened to target energy facilities and infrastructure in Israel and in the countries of the Gulf in the event of an attack.
"The Saudis expressed their concern and asked for clarifications regarding the operational plan of the US," stated an American official to Axios.
"Mohammed Bin Salman asked Trump to reduce the tensions and to abstain from carrying out these attacks."
Saudi Arabia is one of the most important allies of America in the region and, despite some disagreements in the last months, Saudi Arabia has influenced the policy of Trump towards Iran at several critical turns.
Apart from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Turkey, and Pakistan are also trying to convince the United States and Iran to reduce the tensions.
God bless our troops as the American base in Bahrain was evacuated
Meanwhile, the official account of the White House wrote in a tweet that caused thoughts:
"God bless our troops!"
A message that, together with the new post of Trump, has further reinforced the speculations regarding the decision to take military action against Iran.
On the other hand, the Israeli Channel 13 reported, citing one of the mediating countries involved in the negotiations, that currently, the US and Iran are much closer to a conflict than to reaching an agreement.
At the same time, foreign mass media have reported the evacuation of American military bases in the region of the Persian Gulf due to fear for a possible Iranian response, and certain sources also make specific mention of the start of the evacuation of the American air base in Bahrain.
The IRGC destroyed three American F-35 fighter jets in Jordan, at the Al-Azraq Air Base
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran destroyed three American F-35 fighter jets in Jordan, reports IRNA.
As was clarified, on the morning of August 1, the Aerospace Forces of the IRGC launched several ballistic missiles at the repair hangar and at the parking area of these aircraft at the Al-Azraq Air Base.
"The attack destroyed three F-35 fighter jets and caused damages to three more," mentioned the publication.
Iran already reported the destruction of 3 such aircraft at an American base in Jordan.
The mysterious plan of the US and Israel for a land blockade of Iran. Is doomed to failure
It seems that the US managed to secure the consent of the Arab countries for the land blockade of Iran, but this (if it holds) is not enough.
For a land blockade of Iran, important governments such as the Turkish government must also be satisfied and ally with Trump and Israel, but the Turkish President Erdogan has shown that he does not agree with the idea of the blockade of Iran.
What does the land blockade include?
The Telegraph claimed in its publication that the US and Israel are considering a plan for the restriction of the land borders of Iran in cooperation with neighboring countries and the increase of economic pressure on Iran.
This plan means a land blockade of Iran, and the result (if applied fully and flawlessly) will be the inability for the Iranians to travel to other countries, the lack of economic ties, the restriction of the country and the loss of border control by Iran, and even the entry of terrorist groups into the country.
How do the US want to encircle Iran?
The United States can apply the blockade plan of Iran in various ways.
1) Direct blockade: This requires the maximum use of American military forces, but these forces are not sufficient to be able to blockade all the borders of Iran.
2) Encirclement by foreign forces: In this scenario, foreign forces (such as the Arab countries in the south and west and Pakistan in the east) would operate to start a siege, but this would face a significant problem, the regional powers have shown that they are incapable of a long-term land war and many of them (such as Pakistan) are not interested in getting involved in a land conflict with Iran.
3) Siege by proxy forces, often rebels:
In this case, mercenary forces are used such as rebel Kurds, Balochs from the east or Arabs from the south.
The scenario of blockading Iran is not realistic
However, the implementation of this plan faces serious challenges.
This is an issue that the analysis and study of the geopolitics of Iran will clarify, and particularly the focus on the strategic characteristics of the country.
There are various reasons for which the United States would have a hard time directly restricting the land borders of Iran and encircling it.
These are the following:
1) The extent of the borders of Iran and its diversity
The land borders of Iran are exceptionally massive and present a strange ethnic and geographical diversity.
Different ethnic groups live within the borders of Iran.
Also, the geographical diversity of the borders of Iran is strange.
From the cold mountainous regions in the west to the hot desert regions in the east and the mountainous regions of the Alborz mountain range in the north, etc., everything makes it difficult for Iran to control its land.
2) Lack of support from the residents of the border regions
A prerequisite for the control of the land and the encirclement of Iran is the support of the invaders by the residents of the borders.
This happens while the Iranians in the east, the west, the north and the south support the idea of Iran and consider themselves Iranians and, contrary to the propaganda, they are not interested in separatism. This shows that the idea of the encirclement of Iran is not viable and cannot be implemented.
3) Lack of cooperation from certain neighboring countries
It seems that the US managed to secure the consent of the Arab countries for the land blockade of Iran, but this (if it holds) is not enough.
For a land blockade of Iran, important governments such as the Turkish government must also be satisfied and ally with Trump and Israel, but Erdogan the President of Turkey has shown that he does not agree with the idea of the blockade of Iran and does not consider it to the interest of his country, because apart from the destruction of the Iranian market, there is also the danger of a separatist Kurdish uprising (or of their entry into the borders of the country), and Erdogan knows very well that Turkey itself is also full of Kurds who have separatist tendencies, and the appearance of provocative events in the border regions could also disrupt these regions.
4) An incomplete siege is not a siege.
This principle is permanent and essential: "An incomplete siege is not a siege."
The meaning of this principle is that if the siege is not realized completely, it cannot be characterized as a siege at all and this will not achieve its goal.
For this reason, if the siege is to be realized, it must include the northern, western, and eastern regions.
This happens while the siege of Iran in the northern regions is exceptionally difficult because these regions are located in the sphere of influence of Russia.
What is the purpose of potential American attacks on Iran, and will the model of the war in Iraq and Syria be repeated?
Western mass media report an impending attack of the US on Iran, while there are disagreements regarding the targets of the potential attack.
Some believe that the attacks of the US are probably a continuation of the policy of blackmail of the negotiations.
But others say that Trump wants to create a kind of internal chaos in Iran by attacking infrastructures.
CBS wrote relatively: The plan of the US to attack the infrastructures has as a goal to weaken the ability of Iran to provide services and to govern the country.
According to some, Trump is bored of the resistance of the people and wants to bend it by attacking the infrastructures.
Trump pursues the complete sovereignty of the country and to achieve this goal, after he failed to apply the model of Venezuela, he pursues the model of Syria and Iraq.
Trump is not sure about the success
"Trump is not sure that the attack on infrastructures will open the road to the Strait of Hormuz and will bring Iran back to the table of negotiations.
The overwhelming and continuous reaction of the Islamic Republic to the attacks of the US has made it hesitant and has created the estimation that every new attack means a deterioration of the energy market.
Those who, to threaten America, scare the interior and prevent the attack on infrastructures, reduce the hesitation of the enemy and the risk of attack."
"The Iraqis say that many government employees in Iraq have not received their salaries for two months.
Why?
The US do not give the Iraqi government money for oil.
(You probably know that the control of the oil under the feet of the Iraqis is found in the hands of the US because they are under American occupation and the money from the first sale goes to the US Department of the Treasury).
Why do they not give the money?
The Americans ask the Iraqi resistance to hand over its weapons.
Certain high-ranking Iraqi officials have also stated that they are not capable of governing Iraq in this situation, in order to exercise pressure on the resistance, and they have threatened to resign.
The situation in Iraq 23 years after the attack and the occupation is tragic, the fools still wait for the help of Trump."
American general shocks: The US do not possess forces to defend Israel from Iran
A senior commander of the American army warned that the American army does not possess sufficient destroyers to defend the Israeli regime against missiles that are launched from Iran and its allies.
The newspaper The Washington Post reported in an exclusive report that General Alexus Grynkewich, head of the US European Command, sent a written warning to the Pentagon that he does not possess sufficient naval forces to continue to protect Israel from the incoming ballistic missiles.
The newspaper The Washington Post invoked statements of anonymous officials of the government of the US, who had seen the private correspondence between Alexus Grynkewich and the US Department of Defense.
In the letter, Alexus Grynkewich warned that without another destroyer of the Navy, his command will be forced to give priority to the defense of the "homeland" of the US against the Israeli regime.
The general is head of a command that coordinates the military operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where American destroyers and naval assets have been used as part of the defense of the Israeli regime for many years.
The US European Command is also responsible for the defense against any Russian attack on territory that is protected by the military alliance of NATO, as Russia also possesses long-range missiles that can reach the mainland country of the US.
The warning of Alexus Grynkewich comes amidst other reports that imply that the American army has exhausted the ammunition, particularly the missile interceptors, to counter the Iranian missiles and the unmanned aircraft that were launched against American regional bases in response to the American attacks in the country.
The US examine the possibility of a reduction of their military footprint in Kuwait due to the operations in Iran, to minimize the risk in light of the Iranian attacks on American bases in the kingdom of the Persian Gulf.
The Patriot missiles decreased by 65%
A study of the Center for Strategic and International Studies with headquarters in Washington reported that the resources of the American Patriot anti-aircraft systems continued to decrease after the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire and the subsequent collapse of the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June.
According to the study, a previous assessment published in April found that 55% of the stockpiles of the American Patriot missiles had been exhausted.
The latest study reported that these numbers had decreased by another 10% which means a total decrease of 65%
The Foreign Policy Research Institute estimated in a separate report that the United States produce approximately 600 Patriot interceptor missiles annually, adding that the existing stockpiles had already been exhausted due to the transfers to Ukraine.
This comes as the analysts say that Washington desperately searches for a way to escape from the costly and failed war of aggression against Iran, five months after it started with attacks against senior officials and military commanders of the country.
The lack of naval assets in the US European Command comes as the US Department of Defense has gathered almost 24 warships in waters south of Iran and near Yemen, in a futile effort to break the control of Iran and Yemen in key waterways in these regions.
Iranian foreign minister: We will respond to any "adventurous action" of the US
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, warned today that his country will respond to any "adventurous action" on the part of the United States, during the separate telephone conversations that he had with his Turkish counterpart and the commander of the army of Pakistan, according to what he himself reported in a post of his on Telegram.
Araghchi emphasized that his country is ready to respond decisively to any "aggressive action".
He himself, in a telephone communication that he had with his Saudi counterpart, emphasized that any "aggressive action" by the United States and Israel, or any participation of countries of the region in it, will be faced with a "decisive and proportionate response", according to what he reports in his post on Telegram.
Nightmare without end for US and Israel: The Iranian hypersonic missile terror Kheibar Shekan "strips" and dismantles the Western air defense
Into a relentless and absolute nightmare for the military forces of the US and Israel develops the Iranian medium-range ballistic missile Kheibar Shekan, which causes terror and panic in the Pentagon, completely overturning the geopolitical and military facts in the Middle East!
American officials and military analysts monitor with cut breath the nightmarish performances of the Iranian weapon, warning now openly that the West is faced with an unprecedented tactical defeat.
The Kheibar Shekan is not a common ballistic missile. The terrifying advantage of it is located in its ability to maneuver in the final phase of its course, as it enters the atmosphere with hypersonic speeds (hypersonic).
Instead of following a predictable trajectory, Iran unleashes now coordinated, lethal attacks combining: Changing flight routes, different speeds, maneuvers in the reentry warhead and simultaneous attacks with swarms of drones.
This crushing cocktail of tactics "blinds" the Western air defense systems, forcing them to consume huge numbers of very expensive interceptors, while the chances of a successful interception vanish!
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