Shayan Smeai Kashan, a national security issues expert, referring to the Wall Street Journal report about strengthening equipment and munitions on U.S. Navy ships in the Middle East, said that these moves show Washington wants Donald Trump’s military warnings to have an operational backing.

He said that this military posture could be a tool both to pressure the Islamic Republic of Iran and to obtain concessions, and also to provide the groundwork for another attack if a political decision is made.