Iran: Has Trump lost the plot?

 The floated proposal makes no sense. Worse, it is dangerous. It would reward a maniacal regime not for reforming, not for compensating its victims, and not for abandoning terror as an instrument of statecraft.-Christopher Ruddy, CEO, Newsmax Media, June 16, 2026

So, the infamous US-Iran MOU has been signed. As far as Israel is concerned, the deed is done. The betrayal is complete. What remains is but to confront its consequences.”

From “hand-in-glove” to “slap-in-the-face”? 

Indeed, perhaps the most apt and accurate way to characterize the dramatic metamorphosis that seems to have taken place in the US relationship with Israel and Donald Trump’s association with Benjamin Netanyahu, is from “hand-in-glove” cooperation to “slap-in-the-face” repudiation.

On the face of things, this breathtaking U-turn seems almost inexplicable. After all, virtually all the factors that precipitated the joint Israeli-US strikes on Iranian military and infrastructure installations are no less valid today than they were when they were launched.

Moreover, for anyone aspiring to attain the stature of a towering global leader, dominating world events, keeping prices at the pump stable is hardly the stuff of which storied presidential legacies are forged. On the other hand, vanquishing the single greatest peril to Western democracy is undoubtedly the stuff of which such legends are crafted.

After all, the Islamic Republic of Iran today is no less ominous than it was before the outbreak of hostilities. It is no less infused with baneful and........

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