When it became evident a few weeks ago that U.S. President Donald Trump had no strategy for winning the war in Iran and little hope of getting out of the increasingly unpopular conflict without losing face, I started worrying about Israel.

Trump took the United States into battle in lock step with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. My concern was that if the conflict became a political hot potato for Trump, he'd drop it in Netanyahu's lap and join the chorus blaming Israel for dragging the U.S. into an unwinnable war.

And now it's happening. According to reports, Iran is demanding Trump impose conditions on Israel before it will agree to a peace deal. Specifically, Iran is insisting Israel end the escalation of its bombing attacks on terrorist positions in Lebanon in response to a constant bombardment from Hezbollah.

Numerous news sources are reporting Trump, in........

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