Shargh analyzed a potential U.S. attack on Iran given military threats against the Islamic Republic. According to the note, Trump has placed an attack on Iran on his agenda, claiming to have told the Iranian people that "help is coming."

However, interviews conducted by The Washington Post with over a dozen current and former U.S. and Middle East officials—who are privy to sensitive diplomatic talks and ongoing military preparations— suggest that Trump made a swift turn, and the attack did not materialize. According to several sources, the president was suddenly confronted with two realities: the unpredictability of potentially destabilizing another Middle East country and the limitations of U.S. military power. The Pentagon, which had dispatched a carrier strike group and its accompanying fleet to the Caribbean Sea at Trump’s command, grew concerned that U.S. firepower in the Middle East was less than ideal, especially at a time when a major Iranian counter-attack was anticipated. Nevertheless, officials stated that the president would have another window within the next two to three weeks to approve strikes against Iran; when U.S. military assets on their way to the region are deployed, helping to ease Israel's self-defense concerns.

Ettela’at: Public trust needed 

Rouhollah Nejabat, a member of Parliament, evaluated Donald Trump’s strange and contradictory behavior toward Iran in an interview with Ettela’at. He argued that the U.S. president suffers from the illusion that he can make decisions for the entire world. Someone who imposed sanctions on the Iranian people by breaching the JCPOA and turning his back on one of the most important international agreements is now claiming to defend those people. He added that the U.S. president opposes the independence of the Islamic Republic, unaware that achieving this goal is impossible, and his success in defeating Iran is a dream. However, Nejabat warned that if the country fails to achieve economic stability, it will pave the way for unrest and operations against the system by the U.S. and its allies. If inflation is not controlled and if high prices persist, the nation cannot adequately defend its rights in the confrontation with the international system. Consequently, the country will become vulnerable. The government, parliament, and all institutions must make every effort to increase public confidence in officials and formal state apparatuses.

Jam-e-Jam: Trump’s objective behind sabotage in Iran

In a commentary, Jam-e-Jam addressed Trump’s "mega-project." According to the article, the primary mega-project behind the claim of regime change in Iran is the containment and economic blockade of China. Iran serves as China's most vital access route to the world. Iran’s only oceanic port, Chabahar, could be a potentially secure transit route for energy to China, along with the Zangezur corridor route north of Iran. Trump aims to block China’s route from the Sea of Oman to the Indian Ocean by controlling Chabahar and Zangezur, while also shutting China’s path from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic by dominating Zangezur, effectively placing China under an oceanic and global blockade. Under this premise, changing the political system and the potential disintegration of Sistan-Baluchestan and Azerbaijan from Iran—or establishing a federalist order in these two provinces—is precisely on the U.S. agenda. Currently, an independent, unified, and powerful Iran stands as a barrier to the containment of China, making it the primary issue for the West and the United States.

Khorasan: Regional skepticism toward Trump’s approach

As developments in West Asia and events in Iran unfold at a rapid pace, the cautious reactions of regional actors have drawn significant attention. Countries in the region have realized that the cost of U.S. tension with Iran jeopardizes the security of the entire region. The swift reaction of countries hosting U.S. military bases—manifested through diplomatic maneuvers and efforts to de-escalate—indicates that Iran’s message has been taken seriously. Iran does not hesitate to defend its security, and no country can remain immune to the consequences of a conflict. Turkey and Saudi Arabia have realized that their future lies not in the shadow of war, but in regional stability and peace. Therefore, aligning with Donald Trump’s escalatory policies is not a rational option for them. In this context, the role of Iran’s diplomatic apparatus is more vital than ever. Tehran must now explicitly and decisively warn that any military adventurism by the U.S. or the Zionist regime will be blamed on the host countries, as West Asia is no longer a playground for costly, unilateral decisions.