Weikert says that it can be seen that the war is now being waged between Turkey and Iran, who are fighting for control of the region. This can be seen in the battles that have begun in Libya and Iraq under the auspices of the two.

According to him, the fall of the Assad regime does weaken Iran and harm the supply chain from Iran to its proxy organizations, but at the same time, precisely because of Iran's isolation, it will certainly try to increase its production of nuclear weapons.

According to Weikert, Iran already has nuclear weapons with a basic capability and will now invest efforts to improve them. However, he says that the Iranian regime will not last until Trump's term ends anyway.

He adds that Trump has surrounded himself with people who have a hawkish stance on Iran. So it is likely that foreign policy will be aggressive.

Weikert says that the US administration hopes that the Shah's grandson will replace the Iranian regime, but he fears that the Iranians will choose another, and not necessarily democratic, replacement.

He also says that so far Iran has relied on China. China buys about 80% of Iran's oil and natural gas, but it understands that the Iranian regime's days are numbered in view of Trump's imminent entry into office. In other words, China has an interest in supporting Iran, but it is likely that it will prefer to focus on its neighbors: Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, and will ultimately be forced to diversify its energy sources.

Weikert's concern is that following the struggle between Turkey and Iran, the Turks will harm American forces operating with the Kurds, which could lead to a crisis in the NATO alliance.