Iran and the US Elections

As November 4 is one of the most important anniversaries in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political calendar, this year’s anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy and the 1979 hostage-taking of US diplomats by Iranian students in Tehran coincides with the most critical period on the future of the Middle East centered on the war for the liberation of Palestine as well as the US election on November 5. But the biggest moment is the time-to-time impending retaliatory attack by Iran on Israel in the context of the war for the liberation of Palestine.

The criticality of the circumstances for regional and global security is illustrated by the fact that air flights to and from the warring countries of the Middle East are now mainly operated by the airlines of the belligerents.

Due to the unprecedented geopolitical tension, Tehran has the ability to influence the pre-election climate of the US elections, as it did in 1980. The American Hostage Crisis humiliated the US and led to the downfall of Carter. Then, under the guidance of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, the American hostages were held for 444 days and returned to the USA immediately after the defeat of T. Carter with whom the Islamic Revolution had been pitted against.

Accordingly, Iran today holds Biden responsible for the genocide against the Palestinians. Iran’s impending attack on Israel, whether before or after the US election, but also the more than a year-long war in Palestine are seen as damaging to President Biden’s prestige and US prestige. Iran does not distinguish between Trump and Harris, as whoever is elected will pursue a pro-Israel policy. The Americans, for their part, feel that Biden has reduced the level of security and the once global influence of the USA, while he has also damaged the institutional prestige of the democratic America of Lincoln that the Democrats claim to represent against the Winning America of Roosevelt. History is repeated…