Marad Vaisi, senior analyst at Iran International, said: «Perhaps it may seem that the most important news of today is the renewed start of U.S. airstrikes on IRGC bases in southern Iran; but it seems that today Scott Bessent’s statements, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, are more important.»

He added: «The United States is combining very severe economic pressures with a broad military presence in the Sea of Oman and airstrikes like today’s strikes; a combination of economic pressure and military power. This trend raises an important question: is the United States, without officially speaking about regime change, in practice taking steps toward overthrowing the Islamic Republic?»