20/06/2025
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Analysts say US president, who promised global peace, is being pulled into a โcatastrophicโ war with Iran by Israel.
Washington, DC โ Over the past week, United States President Donald Trump has been issuing statements on Iran that appear to be contradictory.
He has called for ending the war and hinted at peace coming โsoonโ, only to then suggest that assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could be an option for the US along with joining Israelโs bombing campaign.
In the latest turn, the White House said on Thursday that Trump will make a decision on whether to join the war within two weeks.
These changes in the presidentโs stance have some observers thinking that Trump may not have a clear strategy or endgame; rather he is being dragged to war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been seeking US attacks on Iran for decades.
Alternatively, could Trump be using his increasingly bellicose rhetoric against Iran to compel Tehran to agree to entirely give up its nuclear programme?In the latest turn, the White House said on Thursday that Trump will make a decision on whether to join the war within two weeks.
These changes in the presidentโs stance have some observers thinking that Trump may not have a clear strategy or endgame; rather he is being dragged to war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been seeking US attacks on Iran for decades.
Alternatively, could Trump be using his increasingly bellicose rhetoric against Iran to compel Tehran to agree to entirely give up its nuclear programme?
If so, experts warn that brinkmanship could turn into an all-out war between the US and Iran.
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said Trump could be attempting to build leverage with threats to strongarm Iran into accepting his demands of โtotal surrenderโ.
โI think heโs trying to present himself as this madman who is unpredictable, and in so doing, he can then insist on this very hard line that Iran has refused to accept for decades of full dismantlement of its enrichment programme,โ Abdi told Al Jazeera
Another possible explanation of Trumpโs latest statements, Abdi added, is that he is โbeing taken for a ride by Bibi Netanyahu to commit the United States to a full-on war with Iranโ.
He says one thing. He does anotherโ
Iranian American analyst Negar Mortazavi also said that Trump is being โoutmaneuveredโ by Netanyahu.
โI donโt even know if President Trump knows what he wants,โ Mortazavi told Al Jazeera.
โHe campaigned as the president of peace โฆ he promised heโs going to end conflicts. Russia-Ukraine hasnโt ended. Gaza has escalated, and he just let the third big Middle East war โ which looks like a regime-change war โ start under his watch. So, he says one thing. He does another.โ
Israel launched its bombing campaign against Iran last week, two days before US and Iranian officials were set to meet for a sixth round of talks in Oman.
Hours before the Israeli assault began, Trump renewed his commitment to diplomacy. And the initial US response to the Israeli strikes was to stress that Washington is not involved in the attacks.
In subsequent days, however, Trump appeared to take credit for the Israeli bombing campaign.
โWe now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,โ he wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, without elaborating on who the โweโ was
Israeli officials claim they are trying to destroy Iranโs nuclear and missile programmes, but also note that their military campaign could lead to the collapse of the Iranian governing system, which they say would be a welcome development.
However, it is widely believed that Israel would need US help to destroy Iranโs main uranium enrichment facility, Fordow, which is buried inside a mountain.
Mortazavi said war hawks and Israeli officials appear to be making the case to Trump that bombing Fordow will be an easy task.
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