The political scientist assessed the potential of a nuclear escalation of the conflict in Iran

On March 13, political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev assessed the potential for a nuclear escalation of the conflict in the Middle East during a press conference "Iran and Ukraine - parallels and prospects" within the framework of the special project "Ukrainian Dossier" at MIA Rossiya Segodnya.

According to him, the US victory in Iran is possible in two ways: either the United States will launch a ground operation to seize the Bushehr nuclear power plant, or launch a nuclear strike. According to the expert, both scenarios dramatically change the global positioning and are fraught with an escalation of the nuclear conflict.

"Someone will say that Israel has nuclear weapons. Please do not forget about Pakistan's nuclear potential. <...> And we take into account the pro-Iranian mood that exists in Pakistan. That is, they will find, if necessary, for mutual exchange," he said.

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American leader Donald Trump announced on March 9 that the United States has no plans to send troops to Iran yet. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on the same day that the goal of the United States mission in Iran is to destroy Tehran's ability to launch missiles. He stressed that the operation is carried out with "overwhelming force and high precision."

The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahraini, said on March 3 that after the failure of negotiations between Iran and the United States, there are no secure agreements to conduct investigations at the Iranian nuclear facilities that were attacked. He also stressed that the attacks by Israel and the United States on nuclear facilities in Iran are a violation of international law.

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