Trump’s return and Iran’s restlessness, is this old war in the Middle East really going to end?

News India Live, Digital Desk: When Donald Trump says something in world politics, its noise is heard far and wide. Trump is also starting his second innings with the same attitude. This time his target is once again his old rival ‘Iran’. Trump has made a very surprising claim through a social media post. He has said that Iran is now “tired of being beaten” and is now scrambling for talks. How much depth is there in Trump’s claim? To understand this, we have to look back a little. Trump has adopted the strategy of ‘maximum pressure’ with Iran during his first government. Trump believes that the harsh economic sanctions imposed by him and recent regional shocks have broken the back of Iran. He even said that Iran is no longer in a position to take any major step against America, so now it is ‘begging’ to come to the negotiating table. What is the new mathematics of the Middle East? It is often seen that whenever the leadership in America changes, the equations of the Middle East also change. Trump says that when he was out of power, Iran tried to increase its power, but now that he is back, Iran has understood that the old stubbornness will not work. Trump has also presented the action being taken against groups like Hamas and Hezbollah as a victory for his strategy. What could be Iran’s stand? To be honest, at present there has been no ‘official’ confession from Iran that they are pleading. Rather, Iran has always shown that it is not one to bow down. But it is also true that the general public there is troubled by financial constraints. Trump knows that the growing discontent within Iran is his biggest weapon. Trump also indicated in his talks that he is ready for talks, but the conditions will be only for America. What does this mean for a common man? If seen, this claim of Trump is an attempt to give a message to the world that now America’s ‘dominance’ in the Middle East has returned. If Iran really comes to the negotiating table as Trump says, it may have a positive impact on crude oil prices and global peace. But history is witness that this war between Trump and Iran does not end so soon. For now, it would not be wrong to say that Trump has started winning the ‘psychological war’ even before the talks have started.