But if he were to launch strikes against Iran, Trump, who says he’s looking at some ‘strong military options’, could see his actions backfire – as most Iranians are opposed to any US intervention, according to an international security expert. Here’s all you need to know about what could happen in Iran, and why Trump is getting involved. Trump wants Iran to be more ‘pro-Western’The USS Abraham Lincoln has moved towards Iran (Picture: AP)Dr Dafydd Townley, senior teaching fellow in International Security at the University of Portsmouth, said Trump sees Iran as a major destabilising factor in the Middle East, which could explain his desire to get involved. ‘There is a significant risk of pushing people to unite in Iran against an existential threat like the United States. ‘There is a huge difference between a covert Special Forces operation to kidnap an individual and conducting strikes in Iran.