The Russian newspaper gives Donald Trump a new nickname

A Russian newspaper marked Donald Trump the “president of the war” following an American military operation against Iranian nuclear installations during the weekend.

The American bombers have deployed “bunker busters” of 30,000 pounds on Iranian underground nuclear installations, which ends days of speculation as to whether Trump would authorize a direct military intervention for its objective of putting “an end to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s sponsor n ° 1”.

Developments have been published by several Russian and independent newspapers, including Rossiskaya Gazeta,, Komsomolskaya Gazeta,, Nezavisimaya Gazeta,, Moskovsky Komsomoletes And KommersAccording to the editor -in -chief of the BBC, Steve Rosenberg.

Why it matters

The American attack on Iranian nuclear infrastructure has a large-scale impact for American security interests, the world energy markets and the volatile region of the Middle East. Israel and Iran lead direct hostilities, hundreds of people killed while the two parties launch missiles.

Washington’s intervention could define regional stability for years, testing American alliances in Europe and in the Gulf, and fixing dangerous precedents on the application of nuclear non-proliferation. The leaders and demonstrators of the Congress at the national level warned of the risk of a third American war in the Middle East this century.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described strikes as “an uninsured assault” and coverage in the main Russian media has questioned the long -term repercussions for global stability and the regional interests of Russia.

What to know

During the weekend, the United States has launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites-Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan-using “Bunker-Buster” bombs weighing up to 30,000 pounds. The attack, nicknamed the Iranian operation Midnight Hammer, involved more than 125 American military planes.

Putin condemned American strikes on Monday as “an act of assault absolutely not caused against Iran”.

“He has no basis or justification,” said Putin, according to the Kremlin Newswire Tass.

Putin made these comments at a meeting with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Arabhchi, adding that Russia “made efforts to provide assistance to the Iranian people”.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta Directed a first-page title that was seen: “Trump became the president of the war” and said that strikes have marked a fundamental change in the United States foreign policy.

Trump “violated his electoral promise to be the president of peace, no war,” said the newspaper.

“For the Russian Federation, such a transformation in the White House policy does not bother well. It can mark the end of Trump’s peacekeeping efforts in Russia-Ukrainian [war]”Added the newspaper.

Rossiskaya GazetaA publication managed by the state, made fun of the slogan of Trump’s campaign with the title: “Trump is again warning in America.”

Komsomolskaya Pravda questioned what the attack on Russia meant, citing an expert from the Middle East who said: “If that [Iranian regime change] arrive, we [Russia] would lose a partner, the Islamic Republic, and would remain with a new instability center affecting not only the Middle East, but also Central Asia and the South Caucasus, regions which are very sensitive to us. “”

Trump launched the possibility of “regime change” in Iran in an article on his Truth social platform on Sunday evening, writing: “It is not politically correct to use the term, the” regime change “, but if the current Iranian regime is not able to make Iran again large, why there will not be a regime change ??? Miga !!!”

Moskovsky Komsomoletes Warned by possible economic repercussions, asking: “The Americans have committed an assault against Iran after all … War will increase the price of oil to $ 200 a barrel?”

This is possible because Iran has warned that it could close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the strict of the most critical oil transit in the world, in retaliation to involve us in its conflict with Israel.

The Hormuz Strait is a narrow navigable route connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Oman Sea which manages around 26% of world oil trade, making it one of the most important maritime passages strategically in the world.

The International Energy Agency notes that any disruption of the circuits in the Strait would have significant consequences for the world oil markets.

In the meantime, Kommers Launched a title with a suspicion of skepticism: “The United States has made a strike on Iran in order to” end this war … “.”

What people say

The Kremlin press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, on Monday on the situation in the Middle East, perhaps interfering the dialogue between Russia and the United States: “These are different areas. We have our partnership relationships, a strategic partnership with Iran, but we are also working on the restoration of our relations with the United States. The two are very important areas.

“And our dialogue with the Americans also depends, so to speak, the possibility of reaching a colony in many other fields. Therefore, it is unlikely that everything that intervenes, one will interfere with the other.”

What happens next

Iran has repeatedly threatened reprisals for American strikes. The complete extent of the attacks is not yet clear, but Trump said on Sunday that “the successes were hard and precise” and “erased” the nuclear infrastructure of Iran.