President Trump has gone from America First to Iran First.
He stopped the war early, got cornered when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, and cut a deal: a $300 billion bribe, unfrozen assets, and their oil profits back. Then he handed negotiations to a naive Vice President and guys who'd be better off buying you an office building in Alexandria.
So Iran signs an agreement with the US, turns around, asks Hezbollah to attack Israel. Israel defends itself. Now: closes Strait of Hormuz again. Blames Israel for it all. Objective: strain US-Israel relations. Shame on us if we fall for this.
French FM Barrot: France will veto lifting UN Security Council sanctions on Iran until nuclear talks meet its expectations and address Tehran's ballistic missiles and proxy forces.
The sentencing of singer Parastoo Ahmadi to flogging for the simple act of singing publicly without a hijab and continued execution of protesters is a stark reminder that, despite talk in Washington of a “new regime” in Iran, the Islamic Republic’s machinery of repression remains unchanged.
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To Trump: In the Middle East, loyalty is currency. If you abandon your closest friend halfway through a fight and cut deals behind their back while leaving them exposed, don't expect anyone to trust your guarantees again. You told the world, "The U.S. and Israel carried out an operation against Iran," then walked away and left your ally standing alone.
In the Middle East, we don't judge friends by speeches; we judge them by who stays when the missiles fly. A person who abandons an ally halfway and cuts deals behind their back is not someone you call in a crisis.
You will say it's about American interests. Fine. But others also have interests, and they have memories. You can call it "America's interests." We call it something else: leaving your friends in the storm.
Before asking, "Why don't they defend themselves?" remember that countries like Israel did and are still doing so alone.
And also remember that the UAE defended itself, struck back forcefully, and banned the Muslim Brotherhood. Many of your countries in the West did neither.
The lesson is simple. If you can leave your closest friend exposed today, why should anyone trust your promises tomorrow? Maybe it's time for the Middle East to start thinking about alternatives.
And yes, when Iran strikes again, don't assume the Middle East will dial Washington. People don't call someone who might leak information to Turkey or cut a deal with Tehran while their friends are still under fire.
After seeing the US-Iran deal.
I now understand why Trump was confused by Ukraine.
If Ukraine had surrendered as easily as Trump did.
Maybe Trump could have ended it on Day 1.
Luckily Ukraine is led by stronger men.
Better men.
No surrender.
@WhiteHouse Disaster of a president and a disaster of foreign policy administration. Unequivocally will go down in history as a significant wartime loss for America next to Vietnam, Somalian Intervention, and Bay of Pigs. It’s absolutely fascinating how much of a turn tail this is.
Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already…
It seems the peroxide loosened things up, yikes!!
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE.
Donald Trump took us to war without a plan. Families have lost loved ones. Billions of dollars have been spent. For what? This “deal” he signed leaves Iran stronger and in control of the Strait, but does little to advance US interests. The “master deal maker” just made one of the worst deals in US history. This is a total capitulation! What’s next, the Russians get Alaska?
I was involved in Iran issues in the first Trump administration.
The Trump “deal” could be the most humiliating in U.S. diplomatic history.
Hundred of billions in exchange for a “promise” we already had. Pathetic.