Donald Trump’s political adventurism has once again returned to the regional stage in the form of threatening and interventionist rhetoric—language that not only represents a failed chapter in the record of U.S. foreign policy, but also directly exposes the already fragile security of West Asia to new risks. Trump’s recent comments on Iran’s internal developments and his threat to “step in to save protesters” fit squarely within the same framework that previously turned Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and even Gaza into arenas of chronic crisis—a recycled playbook with devastating consequences.
These positions cannot be analyzed in isolation from the simultaneous moves of the Zionist regime. Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent trip to Washington, and the clear alignment of Israeli and American officials immediately following the emergence of some limited labor protests in Iran, reveal a political-security coordination whose goal is not support for social demands, but rather the instrumentalization of internal issues to exert maximum pressure and destabilize the region. Experience shows that whenever Tel Aviv and Washington have spoken in unison in such an atmosphere, the outcome has been nothing but heightened insecurity and an expanded scope of crisis.
Within this context, the blunt and cautionary response of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, carries strategic significance. By clearly distinguishing between citizens’ labor and economic demands on the one hand, and the actions of organized, destructive currents on the other, Larijani effectively neutralized one of the key pretexts for foreign intervention. This distinction demonstrates that the Islamic Republic of Iran, contrary to Western media narratives, views social issues as endogenous and will not allow external actors to exploit them as levers of security pressure.
Larijani’s direct warning to Trump—that any U.S. intervention would mean upheaval across the entire region and a blow to American interests—is not merely an emotional or media-driven stance. Rather, it reflects a precise security calculation. The extensive presence of U.S. forces at regional bases, global energy security’s dependence on stability in the Persian Gulf, and the fragility of on-the-ground equations in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen all indicate that even the smallest miscalculation could trigger a chain reaction beyond Washington’s ability to contain.
In the same vein, the explicit warning issued by Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Supreme Leader’s representative and one of the country’s top defense officials, must also be assessed as part of a serious military response.
His emphasis on the Iranian nation’s historical experience with American “rescue” missions, and his reminder of the fate of U.S. interventions from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza, clearly show that threatening rhetoric not only fails to generate legitimacy, but also activates the region’s collective memory against interventionists. The phrase “the intervening hand will be cut off before it reaches” is less a slogan than an expression of a security doctrine rooted in active deterrence and preemptive defense.
The key point is that Trump’s adventurism—especially at the current juncture—reflects above all an attempt to compensate for his political and international setbacks. The cost of this effort, however, is paid not by decision-makers in Washington, but by the security of the region’s people. Linking limited labor protests to scenarios of military intervention represents the most dangerous form of political exploitation of social demands, and it risks undermining any path toward reform or internal dialogue.
Overall, the convergence of Trump’s threats, the overt support of Israeli officials, and Netanyahu’s diplomatic activity in Washington signals a return to an old pattern of pressure and intimidation—a pattern that has failed repeatedly and, this time as well, will yield nothing but increased tension, instability, and insecurity for the region and even for U.S. interests. Iran’s message in this regard is clear: national security is a red line, and the region cannot withstand another reckless adventure.
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