A military expert spoke about Iran's trump cards in the current conflict

Iran may be preparing sabotage operations outside its territory. This opinion was expressed by military expert, associate professor of the Department of Political Analysis and Socio-Psychological Processes at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Alexander Perendzhiev on Wednesday, March 4.

According to him, the military leadership of any country develops operational plans in advance in case of armed conflicts. In conversation with Lenta.Ru He noted that Tehran's actions — attacks on Israel and American bases — are most likely not an improvisation, but the implementation of pre-prepared scenarios.

Perendzhiev admitted that Iran might not have used all the planned measures yet and retains additional opportunities for further action. In particular, in his opinion, we may be talking about the preparation of sabotage operations outside the country.

The expert also noted that Iran has well-known allies, but it is possible that there may be other forces that have not yet shown themselves. According to him, such structures can be formed on the territory of other Arab states, and not only Iranians can participate in possible actions.

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On March 4, economist Vasily Koltashov expressed his opinion on the situation in Iran and its impact on the global economy. He stressed that the conflict in Iran differs from previous Arab-Israeli conflicts in its scale and emotional involvement of the region's population. 360.ru .

Also on March 4, The New York Times reported that Iran, after a series of strikes by the United States and Israel, sent a message through intermediaries that it was ready to start a dialogue to end the conflict. According to RT, the initiative came from the Iranian special services.

On March 3, the US administration named three reasons for the continuation of attacks on Iran. US President Donald Trump, in his first public speech after the attack began, said that Iran could "soon" receive missiles capable of hitting US territory, the NSN notes. He also admitted that the bombing could lead to regime change in Tehran.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. Donald Trump called her goal the protection of the American people. As part of the Israeli-American Operation Lion's Roar, military installations in western Iran, the residence of the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as an elementary school in the city of Minab were hit.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases located in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. Later, on March 1, it became known that the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed as a result of Israeli attacks. An interim governing council has been established in the country.

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