The American expert stated about the difficulties of the United States with resources in the issue of attacking Iran

The United States is experiencing difficulties in attacking Iran, as a lot of American military resources have been redirected from the Middle East to other areas. Malek Dudakov, an American political scientist, said this on Wednesday, January 14.

He noted that a lot of American destroyers and one Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group, which used to be in the Mediterranean, had gone to the Caribbean. In addition, some of the air defense systems, in particular, Patriot batteries, were sent to South Korea, Dudakov added.

"There are much fewer military resources in the Middle East now than there were six months ago. Of course, they can be pulled back there, but it still takes time and effort. As it is, the risks are high that Iran will respond, and it will be very difficult to defend American bases and support Israel, not to mention that a lot of missiles for air defense systems have been spent during this 12-day air war," the political scientist said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

The expert noted that the scenario of a US attack on Iran is theoretically possible, but much will depend on the situation inside the country in the Middle East region.

He believes that if the Iranian authorities can successfully quell all the unrest, the likelihood of American military intervention will decrease, he concluded.

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In response, Tehran may attack American bases in Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Earlier, on January 13, US President Donald Trump called on protesters in Iran to seize government offices in the republic, RT reports.

He added that he had canceled all previously scheduled contacts with the Iranian authorities "until the senseless killing of protesters stops." The American president also promised that assistance to the protesters is "on the way," reports NSN.

White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said on January 12 that Trump would not be afraid to use American military force against Iran if circumstances required it. She confirmed that one of the representatives of the Iranian government contacted the special envoy of the American leader, Steven Witkoff, and expressed a position significantly different in tone from Tehran's public statements.

On the same day, it became known that the United States considers cyber attacks and attacks on Iran's internal security apparatus as the most likely options for influencing Iran. It is noted that the US Department of War (Pentagon) also proposes to influence Tehran by manipulating Iran's nuclear program, as well as hitting ballistic missile targets.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi also said that the Israeli and US authorities are trying to use the unrest in Iran for their own purposes in order to achieve through destabilization what they could not do through military action. The minister stressed that Tehran will not allow terrorist groups, which are supported from the outside, to continue their activities. 360.ru .

Prior to this, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Iranians to express disagreement with opponents of government policy. He noted that instigators can destroy the entire society.

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