Seyed M. Marandi: US-Iran War Inevitable: Kuwait and Bahrain May Fall (Glenn Diesen)

Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiation team.



Nothing has changed as far as the war is concerned. Iran wants to maintain control of the Strait of Hormuz and wants the US to leave the region. They also want the Israelis to cease their operations against their neighbours. Militarily the US cannot 'win' unless it uses weapons of mass destruction. No matter what happens an economic calamity is on the way with the shortage of oil. The Saudi attack on Yemen has been folly. None of the Gulf State countries are in a good position here. Marandi talks about the wide range of competing groups in play in the region, and the fact that the allies of Iran are in the strongest position. Terrorist groups backed by the US/Israel, such as in Syria, are on flimsy ground over the longer term.   

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 13, 2026.]