Hussein Alizadeh, an analyst of international affairs, called Donald Trump's statements about the start of the war by the Islamic Republic as unprecedented and said that this position can be examined in the context of the American election contest and has no legal significance. Referring to the political pressures on Trump due to America's entry into the war, he said the American president is trying to blame the Islamic Republic for starting the conflict.

Hussein Alizadeh, an analyst of international affairs, called Donald Trump's statements about the start of the war by the Islamic Republic as unprecedented and said that this position can be examined in the context of the American election contest and has no legal significance. Referring to the political pressures on Trump due to America's entry into the war, he said the American president is trying to blame the Islamic Republic for starting the conflict.