With Iran openly targeting US soldiers and asserting its right to control the Strait of Hormuz, many believed over the weekend that US President Donald Trump had — at long last — reached the end of his rope.
“US, Israel preparing to bombard energy-related targets in Iran,” CBS News declared on Saturday.
Israeli outlets reported that Jerusalem was on its “highest alert,” expecting Iran to respond to the looming massive strike by hitting the Jewish state for the first time in months.
But then Trump backed down once again, claiming that Iran had suddenly agreed to make far-reaching concessions its leaders have said consistently that they would never so much as consider. Tehran quickly denied this.
On Gaza, too, the White House and its Board of Peace are placing all their hopes on an agreement — this one to disarm Hamas.
And in Lebanon, a US-backed plan to assert control by Beirut crawls forward, but it is entirely unclear how the agreement will actually lead to Hezbollah giving up its weapons.
Published originally under the title “Israel, Not Iran, Is Boxed in as Trump Keeps Chasing Flimsy Agreements.”
Read the full article at the Times of Israel.
