[Salon] Important to understand how Trump got America into war with Iran despite saying he wanted peace.



https://x.com/tparsi/status/1935310063079477654
Important to understand how Trump got America into war with Iran despite saying he wanted peace. The original sin is that Trump walked into Israel's trap halfway through the negotiations when he moved the goalpost and adopted zero-enrichment fantasy, i.e. that his red line was the elimination of Iran's enrichment program altogether, rather than restricting it. The Israelis knew very well that Iran never would agree to such capitulation (at least short of war). Predictably, and by design, this position led to a deadlock in the talks. This deeply frustrated the impatient Trump. Predictably, the Israelis stepped in and convinced Trump to give them a yellow/green light to bomb Iran in order to soften its negotiating stance. Predictably, bombing Iran hardened their position and prompted Tehran to fight back by targeting Israel with missiles. Predictably, within 24-48h, the Israelis returned to Washington and insisted that the US needed to step in to finish the war. (Israel has sought to trap the US into war with Iran for more than 20 years.) Much indicates that this was the Israeli plan from the outset. Had Trump not walked into the Israeli trap and adopted zero enrichment, there would likely have been a framework nuclear deal by now.



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