Elina Xenophontos, a Cypriot geopolitical analyst, says the United States is sure to strike Iran for several reasons. "We're dealing with a desperate hegemon," she says, adding that Iran is central to new multipolar structures advocated by China. Even if it means the collapse of Western economies, the U.S. will go for destabilization in West Asia. "Destabilization is what the U.S. does best" because it plays into its divide and rule blueprint, she concludes.