USA-IRAN, TRUMP E LA NUOVA FASE DELLA GUERRA TRA KHARG, NUCLEARE E CINA | GENERALE BATTISTI

On IlSussidiario.tv, retired Italian Army Lieutenant General Giorgio Battisti analyzes the new escalation between the United States and Iran, the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, and the role of Israel and China. 00:00 Introduction: Trump, Iran, and freedom of transit in the Strait of Hormuz 07:35 Attack on Pickaxe Mountain and possible occupation of Kharg Island 12:45 War of attrition, military resources, and US strategy against China 18:34 Israel, US public opinion, and Iran's regional isolation 24:48 Conclusions: Relations between Trump and Netanyahu and prospects for Israel and Lebanon In an interview with IlSussidiario.tv, Battisti argues that the current phase of US attacks against Iran has as its primary objective freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. US forces have struck Iranian command centers, air defense systems, missile and drone sites, coastal radars, and naval assets, including vessels of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Tehran has responded with missiles and drones against US and allied military installations in the region, without systematically targeting civilian infrastructure in Arab countries. According to Battisti, "today the confrontation is in the Strait of Hormuz": regime change and the nuclear issue have receded into the background. US President Donald Trump's threat to target bridges and power plants is aimed, in his analysis, at weakening the Iranian economy and compromising Tehran's strategic links with China and Russia. The air campaign, the general notes, could drag on for a long time, although the cost and missile stockpile issues remain. An attack on the underground complex known as Pickaxe Mountain, near Natanz, would be technically complex; even a ground operation or the occupation of Kharg Island would entail high risks and possible US casualties. Strategically, Battisti believes that control of the Gulf would also serve to contain China. Israel, in his view, is aiming to facilitate the fall of the Iranian regime and is trying to push the United States to maintain military pressure, while Tehran appears increasingly isolated regionally. Learn more at IlSussidiario.net. #Iran #UnitedStates #Trump #MiddleEast #Israel #Geopolitics