Kommentar: Trump scheitert im Iran – und stärkt damit vor allem Xi
Vor einem halben Jahr begann der US-Präsident den verhängnisvollen Irankrieg, mit dem er auf lange Sicht vor allem jenes Land stark macht, das er eigentlich eindämmen will: China.
Recent reports suggest that President Trump's foreign policy in Iran may have been a grand strategy aimed at limiting Chinese influence in the Middle East, as well as curbing oil supplies to Beijing. The argument goes that Trump removed the Venezuelan president, who is allied with both Russia and China, from a position of strength in South America.
This move was intended to secure cheap oil deliveries to China, thereby weakening Beijing's geopolitical ambitions in the western hemisphere. Additionally, the military adventure in Iran, which was initially touted as a regime change objective by Trump, aimed to limit Chinese influence in the Middle East and reduce favorable oil supplies from Iran.
However, even six months into the conflict, the plan appears to have failed. The president had promised the war would last only a few weeks, but it has since turned into an on-off conflict. By positioning himself in a geostrategic position regarding Hormuz Strait, Trump has placed the mullahs in a situation they never dared to dream of.
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