If Israel attacks Iran, the United States will have to pay the price

The Dhaka Times Desk There are many speculations and tension about Israel's attack on Iran. On the one hand, the United States does not support Israel's attack. On the other hand, the threat of Iran's counter-attack in case of attack has created a tense and chaotic situation. At the same time, the Jerusalem-Washington diplomatic tension is going on. New conflicts are being born on such a situation. A number of US security and foreign policy experts have been discouraging recent US involvement in Israel's attack on Iran.

These experts want to say that an attack on Iran at this moment would be very bad for US interests. In addition to such caution, they also said that the United States will have to look at its strategy and make a single decision regarding Iran. From all this, it can be understood that the United States could not come to any decision after overcoming the internal conflict about the possible Iran-war. When this is the case, a public opinion poll conducted in the United States showed that 55 percent of the country's people think that the United States will have to pay the ultimate price if Israel attacks Iran. A strategic defeat of the US policy in the Middle East foreign policy may occur, the US diplomatic chain may be broken. These data emerged from the results of a recent survey conducted under the supervision of Shibli Telhami, who holds the 'Anwar Sadat Chair' on peace and development at the University of Maryland, USA. The Jerusalem Post published the results of the survey on Wednesday. It shows that more than half (55 percent) of American citizens think that if Israel attacks Iran, the United States will have to pay a high price and that this situation may cause dire consequences for them.

On the other hand, 32 percent of Americans claim that the war will not have any effect on the United States. Against this 32 percent, 8 percent think that if there is a war with Iran, it will be better for the American people. In response to a different question regarding the attack on Iran, the respondents said that as a result of this attack, Iran will undoubtedly retaliate against US bases. The number of such respondents is 70 percent. Only 23 percent gave the opposite opinion.

On the other hand, 86% of Americans think that after the attack, the global supply of oil will gradually decrease and the price will go out of reach. However, 9 percent of Americans opposed this statement. In response to a question about Israel's support for the attack on Iran, 53 percent of the participants in the survey said that the United States should play a neutral role in this regard. In response to the same question, 29 percent thought the United States should discourage Israel from attacking Iran. 12 percent of Americans who took a position against it think that the United States should encourage Israel. Explaining the poll's results, Telhami said those who support Israel on all counts come from all walks of life -- Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisans. As a result, it doesn't matter which party American citizens support, they are generally against the war. However, the results of another part of this survey show that most Americans have negative thoughts about Egypt. They also strongly opposed giving aid to Egypt.

However, the rise of anti-American violence around the world has worried most of the country's people. Their detractors, particularly in the Middle East, have been outspoken. As a result, they are concerned about security. For these reasons, the people of the country do not want their country to be involved in another long-term war. But can the demands of the general public always be given importance in the fight of world politics? Jerusalem-Washington plan to conduct a joint strike on Iran's disputed nuclear facilities has begun. Foreign policy magazine "Foreign Policy's David Rothkopf" said an unnamed diplomat, Russia Today reported. The headline of the Russia Today news on this topic is, "October Surprise: US and Israel prepare to attack Iran".

In the main part of the news, it is said that Israel and the United States are going to agree on the attack on Iran very soon. It also said that the attack on Iran would last only a few hours. That is, only the nuclear facilities will be destroyed by conducting a shock attack. The news also said that although the United States has not yet signed any official agreement regarding the attack on Iran, they have no way out. Because the United States is committed to protecting Israel's security and sovereignty. Source: Jerusalem Post, published in Dainik Yugantar citing Russia Today.