Najat Bahrami, a political analyst, said that the Islamic Republic's attack on Bahrain is an attempt to get out of a state of neither war nor peace and end the pressures caused by the American naval and economic blockade. According to him, by focusing on the infrastructure of the countries in the region, Tehran wants to increase tensions and lead America to start a new round of war.
Bahrami added that the Islamic Republic sees the continuation of the economic blockade as a serious threat to its survival and thinks that going through another war without abortion will provide an opportunity to restore its military strength and strengthen its position. He believes that with continued missile attacks by the Islamic Republic and increased US military preparedness, a resumption of full-scale conflict will be inevitable.