I am pretty alarmed from what I am seeing coming out of the Trump Administration in regards to Iran. I, like many others are no fan of the regime oppressing the Iranian people; however, after seeing what the Trump Administration is trying to do certainly gives them some legitimacy.

Nobody wants Iran to have nuclear weapons, they have been a state sponsor of terrorism for so long, I am beginning to forget how involved Iran is sponsoring terrorism in the region. Iran is an agressive nation in a very volitile region, the Middle East is in another arms race, they have to possess a military capable of protecting against attack and/or invasion.

So when Iran recently attacked the Kuwait airport, I see exactly what their strategy is. Iran cannot take the United States on militarily, they know the United States has bases in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. So instead, Iran attacks the infrastructure of the countries supporting United States military assets. These gulf nations are under immense financial pressure, their oil exports are threatened and they are losin foreign revenue.

So, a pretty decent survival strategy is to wage war against the countries who are aiding the United States in the region. They want the gulf states to apply pressure to the Trump Administration who have treated these countries as mugs. These are the countries bearing the brunt of the US/Israel war on Iran. The missteps from the Trump Administration are becoming embarrasing, it is not unreasonable to see Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. Every military planning scenario forsaw such an event, the attacks on neighbors supporting US military assets, every planner saw the risks.

Instead, Donald Trump was emboldened by the lightning raid on Venezuela resulting in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and instaling a pro-US regime. He thought the military could pull off a similar raid on Iran, this was never going to be the case in the same time frame. What we have learnt from Iran is their ability to absorb abuse, take action and force an attacking force to take major losses. We do not have to look too far back in history to the Iran/Iraq war to see how much punishment Iran is willing to endure to ensure victory.