As U.S. and the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory attacks increase, reports say that Bahrain and Kuwait have also secretly joined this conflict.

At the same time, Washington, continuing its maximum pressure policy, has placed four individuals and nine companies associated with Babak Zanjani’s network on the sanctions list, accusing them of evading sanctions.

Some consider these developments as a prelude to expanding the conflict into a full-scale war, while others believe the aim of these pressures is to increase the United States’ leverage in negotiations to reach an agreement.

Interview with Mahdi Nakhal Ahmadi, journalist and political activist, and Mohsen Modirshanechi, political analyst