Trump-Iran historic peace agreement under Israel’s evil eye

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As Trump and his White House aides, the Iranian clergy in Tehran, and mediators from Pakistan added final touches to the agreement to end the war, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made a last-ditch effort to derail the process.

Sensing the peace agreement included an end to military operations in Lebanon, Netanyahu ordered a strike on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district. Weary of his wartime partner, Trump pressed ahead with the deal anyway. He needs to exit the conflict he both inherited and escalated.

Both Iran and the US will now formally sign the preliminary peace deal on Friday in Switzerland, while clocks strike thirteen in Tel Aviv.

The two-phase deal aims to end the Middle East war. It will reverse the US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping, and immediately halt military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. The signing opens a 60-day window to decide the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of economic sanctions.

The circle is complete. Trump now seeks a nuclear deal with Iran. - Owais Tohid 

The circle is complete. Trump now seeks a nuclear deal with Iran.

For Trump, the path forward remains highly constrained. He has few options other than to pursue peace. The political backdrop in Washington is fraught. He faces midterm elections later this year amid soaring oil and commodity prices, and recent polling indicates a steady erosion of his popularity. For many Americans, the narrative is clear: Netanyahu dragged the US into a war of choice against Iran, not one of necessity.

After Iran attacked US bases in the Gulf, a growing perception across the Arab world holds that the American security umbrella has either failed or become inadequate. Political discussions are increasingly centered on recalibration and realignment of regional power.

Trump is loath to see the oil rich, geostrategically important Gulf states drift into China’s fold, given Beijing’s rising influence in the region. Cracks in the “inseparable bond” between Israel and the US are widening as their interests appear to........

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