JAKARTA - Geopolitical analyst Foad Izadi considers it difficult if President Donald Trump continues to push for negotiations with Iran to benefit the US more than the nuclear deal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) era of Barack Obama.
According to the observer who is also a professor at the University of Tehran, Trump's fiery rhetoric also did not help reach an agreement with Iran.
"When he talks about destroying Iranian civilization, returning Iran to the Stone Age, seeing a big blow in Iran - at least in Iran, people think that he [Trump] is referring to an attack on Iran with nuclear weapons," Izadi told Al Jazeera, Tuesday, May 12.
Izadi explained that Trump's words to destroy Iranian civilization have been assessed as the current US regime's grand intention to use nuclear weapons.
He stressed that violations of international law in the war would lead to retaliation by Iran.
"Because if Trump attacks Iran with nuclear weapons or threatens to attack Iran with nuclear weapons, then it will give Iran permission to do something with enriched uranium," Izadi said.
However, in its development, Izadi assessed that neither the US nor Iran wanted a major war. So, he continued, an agreement that does not put pressure on both parties should be prioritized.
"A peaceful settlement is preferable," Izadi said.
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