Tit-for-tat proportional retaliation against Iranian aggression has not worked in the past and it's not about to start working now. Go all in or go home.
IRAN WAR: Iran just announced they closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israel responded to rocket attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon. My advice to President Trump - pummel the Iranians. Don't hold back. Don't let them control the strait - take out every boat, dingy, and jetski.
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KHAMENEI SAYS HE NEVER APPROVED US MOU
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, says he was pressured into the US MoU and never approved it.
In an official letter, he warned the Iranian president that the negotiations are solely his responsibility and that he will be held accountable if the US fails to deliver the promised $300 billion + $100 billion package.
Btw, if Trump signs that deal with Iran, he can kiss Abraham Accords 2.0 goodbye for the foreseeable future. The Arabs would rather pay extortion money to Iran than shake hands with the Jews. The Arabs, especially the Gulf states, are not threatened by Israel but by Iran. The Gulf states can only exist as we know them in an environment of stability. So it is Iran they're going to be looking to appease rather than joining AA. But it won't stop there. If that trajectory continues, some countries that have already joined AA during Trump's first term may even start getting second thoughts about it. After all, what exactly will they be gaining by breaking away from their other Arab partners on Iran policy in the long term if the U.S. itself is crossing all limits to appease Iran and if Israel cannot act independently against Iran without U.S. greenlight? If they start believing that the benefits of exiting AA are now higher than the costs of staying, then that's an easy choice right there.
Simply put, just by signing this terrible and completely unnecessary deal with Iran, Trump will be wiping out the few good things he's known for from his first term. His entire legacy will be then just surrendering before the Ayatollahs. Nothing else. Absolutely nothing.
@emilykschrader “No nuclear weapon” was always the only achievable short term goal. The real question is what is the long term strategy? That would be interesting to know. @Natsecjeff