Negar Mortazavi, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, told Al Jazeera that the Iranian leadership has low trust in the United States after two wars involving the US and Israel, making the risk of another US attack on Iran "very real," especially after the midterm elections. Mortazavi noted a significant shift in Iran's military doctrine and rhetoric, with officials warning that Tehran would no longer exercise restraint if attacked again, instead threatening a swift, aggressive response that could expand the scope and intensity of the war.