The announcement by President Trump about the potential peace deal is very good news.
To make the deal effective we have to be realistic about Israel.
We must recognize that a peace deal of any kind with the Iranian regime will be viewed by Israelis as an existential threat to their objectives, therefore they will seek to thwart the deal.
To stop the Israelis from thwarting a potential peace deal, we will have to take away the military support that we provide that allows them to go on the offensive against Iran, and make it clear more will be taken from them if they attack Lebanon.
@hosseinbastani@IrFx_Sniper ایا ساده انگارانه نیست؟ اگر منو شما هم احتمال بالا میدهیم چرا نهاد امنیتی احتیاط نکند؟ بیشتر به نظر میرسه کسانی در داخل به این نتیجه رسیده باشند تا عبور از ایشان مفید است و اینان اطمینان کذب دادن
Step 1 in deescalation must be restraining the Israelis, otherwise all efforts to negotiate will follow this pattern:
POTUS publicly announces deescalation.
Israel takes major strikes to destroy the negotiations & in turn weaken our ability to negotiate.
The war accelerates.
An Iranian woman films her neighborhood being bombed by Israel. As she seeks cover, Israel strikes again, in what appears to be a double-tap strike.
The woman films her own death.
Some Iranians in the diaspora dance and celebrate this, believing these are democracy bombs...
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.
May God bless America.
This is a photo of US soldiers at RAF Fairford.
They are loading bombs due to be dropped on Iran.
Does this look "defensive" to you? Britain is knee deep in this illegal war.
@SamJDean This has been on display ever week but you guys don’t see it. This is no different from the first leg that we won in the 96 minute by a random own goal
As an Arsenal fan, I have always enjoyed our historic rivalry with Manchester Utd.
Above all, I admire its identity as a diverse club with players & fans from all over the world.
Jim Ratcliffe’s comments are a disgrace. Migrants aren’t the problem. Tax-dodging billionaires are.
@RohanJivanAFC I genuinely don’t think we are that good but the record is mad! We keep getting 3 points in games that can easily go the other way. Let’s hope it’s sustainable
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.