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Safir Ahmed's avatar

We're about to have the moment of truth in this war: Israel, which is not part of the U.S.-Iran agreement will escalate its war to make Lebanon the hellscape that it made Gaza -- knowing it will torch the agreement.

If Israel escalates in Lebanon and Iran retaliates with strikes inside Israel, Trump has an excuse to say we have to defend Israel, and then attack Iran. If that happens, all bets are off and China and Russia may well get involved.

The only question is this: Does the U.S have the will to tell Israel that if they escalate the war in Lebanon, we will cut off all aid and they're on their own. That seems highly unlikely.

Israel is the mad aggressor. God help us bring that rogue nation to its senses.

Bushrod Lake's avatar

I believe there is considerable madness around Israel in America, unfortunately. We're entangled and in super position with Israel, queer quantum dynamics conditions.

Prabs's avatar

Thank you Drop Site πŸ‘

Anne Thacker's avatar

Thank you for your excellent and up to the minute reporting...

huey's avatar

Netanyahu's Israel has probably told AIPAC and its stooges to crank up pushing more money on the DEMs & REPs to get a pro Israel shine on there aggression. Israel has used every excuse imaginable for its never ending GENOCIDE.

CD James's avatar

The cheese stands alone.

Zero's avatar

If Iran attacks Israel because of the latter’s occupation of Lebanon, will the Trump administration stand aside, silence its own arsenal, and let Iran’s missiles succeed? This will preserve Trump’s Big Beautiful Peace and teach Israel a lesson. Or will he join with Israel and re-ignite the bombing and blockade of Iran and scuttle his peace deal.?

Stay tuned, I guess.

And many thanks, Jeremy, for this excellent reporting that clears up all the ambiguity from the mainstream press. Always so timely and relevant.

Yousuf Zaheer's avatar

.... this is HUGE ... but yes Iran needs to be ever vigilant and totally focused on task at hand . Bravo !!

Carol Estes's avatar

Iran ought to insist on regime change in the U.S. before they'll negotiate with us!

Hillcruiser74's avatar

This is Trump's chance to do something bold, stop giving Isreal weapons!!

rtko's avatar

Why would anyone trust Trump or Netanyahu.

S Again's avatar

Trump stands flat-footed with Macron in the Hall of Mirrors of Versaille. Will he invade France and move the White House into Louis 14's summer cottage? Iran officials have found a means of approach to Trump: smug to thug. The excellence of Scahill's report remains between the lines. The logic of war is no power considers the wealth and well-being of its people. Castlereagh in Tehran.

Ed Protas's avatar

This is where push comes to shove. Either Trump/US will pursue it own national security, economic, and political interests (America First), or it will allow Israel to pursue those of its own. You can't have it both ways. Either Trump will climb out of the hole (of his own making), or he will dig himself, and America deeper.