This has not stopped America’s bellicose National Security Adviser, John Bolton, drawing up an extraordinary blueprint for war with Iran – seemingly behind the back of his boss, Donald Trump. These armed groups would include The People’s Mujahideen, an Islamo-Marxist terrorist sect which has repeatedly murdered regime officials in Iran. In Bolton’s view, the sheer speed of the US attack would disable any effective response and the Iranian regime would be fully focused instead on preserving itself in power amid the confusion. There is no indication that the Iranian regime is prepared to buckle or that it will neutralise its entire foreign policy as America demands. Iran can call on a number of client militias and proxies forces in the wider Middle East region for help.

Source: Daily Mail June 30, 2019 00:21 UTC