Will Trump Blunder Into Bombing Iran Again?

Empowering Weak & Oppressed

Waseem Shehzad

Ramadan 11, 1447 2026-03-01

News & Analysis

by Waseem Shehzad (News & Analysis, Crescent International Vol. 56, No. 1, Ramadan, 1447)

The world is being held hostage by two war criminals: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. One is a convicted felon and sex predator, the other an indicted war criminal wanted by the ICC who also faces a slew of criminal charges at home.

Both seek war with Iran to distract attention from their crimes to cling to power. They both know that in war many innocent people will die but Netanyahu believes that if he can get the US to wage wars on his behalf, he does not care how many American are killed. The western media is trying to normalize criminality and aggression.

Trump is neither bright nor rational. This is a deadly combination especially for someone with his grubby finger on the nuclear button. Are there are any adults among his coterie of advisors? It may be asking too much since the White House is full of lunatics.

The self-described “stable genius” who boasts of having ended seven or eight wars in one year—people are still scratching their heads to figure out where—he should be averse to starting a new war. Trump, however, is not his own master.

The zionist cabal and the indicted war criminal Netanyahu are pushing him to attack Iran. Most Americans, especially those with some awareness of global affairs, know that the five countries the US attacked since the false flag operation of 911 ended in disaster for the US. Another war would be much worse, especially against Iran.

All countries that the US attacked since 911 had rulers with little or no support among the masses. Islamic Iran is in a very different category. The overwhelming majority of Iranians, even those that are not supportive of the Islamic system of governance, oppose foreign intervention and aggression against their country. This was demonstrated most recently on two occasions: January 12 and February 11, 2026.

An estimated 2.3 million people participated in a rally in Tehran on January 12 to oppose the foreign-backed seditionists. Similar rallies were held in Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz and Urmia.

The February 11 rallies on the occasion of the 47 anniversary of the Islamic revolution were even bigger. Some 26 million participated in rallies in 1400 cities across the country. Iranian officials—civilian and military—freely mingled with the huge crowds. Where does one witness such scenes anywhere else in the world?

What this indicates is that the people of Iran supporter their leaders and will not allow foreign intervention, notwithstanding the criminal elements that have fled Iran and are part of the terrorist outfit, Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) or supporters of the son of the long dead American puppet, the Shah.

The wannabe Shah has zero support in Iran. He fled the country with his family in January 1979 at age 16. He has lived all his life in the US and has close relations with the zionists.

The wannabe Shah and his supporters are begging the US to overthrow the Islamic government in Iran. So much for their support among the people.

Let us consider the question of whether the US would attack Iran. It has deployed the aircraft carrier, Abraham Lincoln to the region, loitering about 1,000 kms from Iran’s borders. Another aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford is on its way.

Are two aircraft carriers including their supporting attack ships, capable of defeating Iran’s formidable forces and naval units? What precisely would their mission be?

According to media reports, Trump is demanding that Iran abandon uranium enrichment and limit the range of its missiles. He has threatened to attack if Iran fails to comply. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, denied that any such demand has been made.

Further, there are reports that among the options the Pentagon has presented to Trump include the assassination of the Rahbar, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Imagine US gangsterism and its open advocacy by the western media.

The threat or use of force against any country contravene the UN charter and international law. Such legal niceties, however, have never constrained western warmongers.

Two rounds of indirect talks in Muscat, Oman (February 6) and Geneva, Switzerland (February 17) have taken place. These focused on Iran’s nuclear program.

Further, Islamic Iran has warned at the highest level, including the Rahbar, Imam Khamenei, that if attacked, the war would engulf the entire region. The US has 19 military bases in the region. All of them will be targeted.

The Arabian regimes that host them will also pay a high price if any attacks against Iran are launched from these bases. True, they are not capable of saying no to US gangsterism but that is their problem.

Even worse fate awaits zionist Israel. Last June, the zionists and Americans attacked Iran while another round of talks—the sixth—was about to occur. They thought Iran would be so degraded militarily that it will beg for peace on US-zionist terms.

True, the Islamic Republic lost a number of senior military commanders and nuclear scientists but it did not collapse. Instead, it hit zionist Israel so hard that it was forced to beg for a ceasefire after 10 days.

Given the treacherous nature of the US and Israel, some people question the wisdom of talks with the Americans. Besides, Trump never keeps his word. And given the zionist blackmail through the Epstein files, he is unlikely to uphold any agreement.

Despite these reservations, Iran is going ahead with the talks while fully prepared militarily. Its armed forces are on full alert.

Any wrong move by the US or Israel, and Iran will unleash its hypersonic missiles against both. True, the US naval vessels have considerable fire power, but they are also vulnerable.

American commanders have privately expressed fear that Iran could unleash swarms of drones and missiles to overwhelm the ships’ radar and missile systems. The aircraft carriers are quite vulnerable. Addressing thousands of people from East Azerbaijan, the Rahbar, Imam Khamenei warned that US warships can be sent to the bottom of the sea.

“The American president [Donald Trump] repeatedly says that their military is the strongest in the world. The strongest military in the world, however, can sometimes be struck so hard that it cannot even get back on its feet,” Imam Khamenei said on February 17 during his address.

At the beginning of February, Iran unveiled the hypersonic missile, Khorramshahr-4 that can travel at speeds of 16 Mach (16 times the speed of sound). At such speeds, it cannot be intercepted.

The zionists know their vulnerability. That is why they are pushing the US to attack Iran. Most Americans are not in favour of another war, especially on behalf of the zionists.

Let us look at Israel’s vulnerabilities. It has four critical nodes: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Dimona and Beersheba. Israeli command and control centres are located in Tel Aviv; Haifa is the manufacturing base of its chemical weapons; Dimona is its nuclear weapons site and Beersheba is both a military and technological centre.

If war breaks out, Tel Aviv and Haifa will be obliterated.

Last June, Iranian missiles were able to penetrate Israeli missile shields and hit a number of strategic targets. It was Israel that begged for a ceasefire.

This time, Iran will not accept a ceasefire.

Iran has also manufactured tens of thousands of new, more accurate missiles. And it has announced that there will be no strategic restraint this time.

Its allies—Hizbullah, Ansarallah and Iraqi militias—will also be activated.

The treacherous Arabian rulers, especially the Emiratis and Jordanians, have been warned that they too will be punished if their territory is used to attack Iran.

Some speculate that Israel might use nuclear weapons. While Iran will suffer massive damage, it will survive.

Iran’s military assets are spread over vast territory, including in tunnels underneath the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has said it will close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping and 30% of the world’s oil flow will stop. The global economy will collapse.

Iran will fight until its enemies have been completely degraded.

The people of Iran are not afraid to die. They long for martyrom to safeguard their independence and their principled support for the Palestinian cause.

Trump must decide whether he wants to go down in flames or withdraw from the region while there is a chance.