Seyed M. Marandi: It's OVER! Trump’s Plan Is DEAD After This One Strike

Professor Marandi dismisses Donald Trump's social media claims that Iran is collapsing and seeking trade, asserting that no such communication occurred. He highlights that Iran previously rejected Trump's attempts to impose talks, indicating a strong stance against perceived US coercion. Marandi frames Trump's narrative as a miscalculation or deliberate misinformation.

Trump's social media post claiming Iran is in a 'state of collapse' and wants to 'open up this trade' (00:00:28). Marandi's counter-argument: 'obviously no one is communicating with Trump' and 'they just rejected his attempt to impose talks' (00:01:31).

Marandi argues that the US-imposed siege on the Strait of Hormuz is pushing the global economy to a 'dangerous tipping point.' He contends that while Iran will face difficulties and shortages, its long experience with sanctions and resilience means it will outlast the US. The global suffering caused by the siege will eventually pressure American politicians and allies to end it.

Marandi states the 'global economy is re reaching a very dangerous point' (00:02:27) and 'what Trump is doing to the entire world is going to be more difficult' (00:04:03). He recalls Iran exported 'almost no oil' for 'up to three years' under previous sanctions (00:04:33).

Marandi details Iran's extensive military preparations for a potential US land invasion, including deeply dug-in positions and a strategy to allow advances before targeting forces with decades-prepared missile and drone systems. He emphasizes that the US has 'completely underestimated' Iran's capabilities and numbers of missiles and drones, which are continuously produced. Iran views a longer war as beneficial to permanently deter future US aggression.

Marandi states 'the Iranians are fully prepared. They'll allow the Americans to come in' (00:11:35), and 'the Americans completely underestimated the Iranian missile and drone capabilities' (00:12:07). He adds that 'Iran has been producing missiles and drones 24 hours a day for years now' (00:24:48).

Marandi draws a sharp moral distinction between US/Israeli military tactics and Iran's. He accuses the US and Israel of intentionally targeting civilians, citing examples like the Minab school attack and the second strike on an unarmed Iranian frigate to maximize casualties. In contrast, he asserts Iran's retaliatory strikes consistently focus on strategic targets, resulting in minimal civilian deaths in allied countries, demonstrating a 'moral compass.'

Marandi states '3,300 3,400 Iranians were murdered by this coalition' but 'only a handful' died in Gulf states from Iranian retaliation (00:28:38). He describes the Minab school attack as 'intentional' (00:35:01) and the second strike on the frigate as designed to 'kill more people' (00:34:48).

Marandi explains that the US policy of antagonizing both Iran and Russia has inadvertently pushed them into a stronger strategic alliance. He notes a significant evolution in their relationship from decades ago, with both countries now recognizing the mutual threat posed by the US and NATO. This has led to increased cooperation, including the development of the North-South transport corridor.

Marandi states 'the United States by antagonizing Iran and Russia they've pushed them closer and closer to each other' (01:01:03) and 'the north south corridor if the Iranians and the Russians... should have developed it decades ago but only after the war in Ukraine did the two sides begin to take it seriously' (01:01:21).