America DO NOT fight Israel’s war- just don’t. If Trump really wants a win, he has to ignore Israel completely. But, he won’t.
Prediction at the end!
I want to go back to when the US kicked off the protests with their pre-placed protestors and their starlink terminals ready to go- by manipulating the currency Then, their terrorists brutalized the people of Iran
He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England.
Then 29 years old, Mr. Bessent, working for the financier George Soros, helped “break” the Bank of England with crushing trades against the British pound. He was on a small team at Mr. Soros’s investment firm that, in 1992, amassed a $10 billion bet that the pound was overvalued.
Though the British government tried to support the currency, it wasn’t able to withstand the pressure, and the pound plunged in value. Mr. Soros’s fund earned more than $1 billion, along with credit (and infamy) for orchestrating one of Wall Street’s most audacious trades.
Bessent understands how to manipulate and crash currencies
Right now- Trump can get to yes with Tehran if he wants to– I believe he can. But will he?
Trump can get to yes with Tehran if he wants to
I think Trump and Tehran can make a deal (JCPOA style- Trump tore up the first agreement in service to Israel) But Israel doesn’t want that to happen!
Iran insisted — and won — a shift to a bilateral format with the U.S. in Oman, focused exclusively on the nuclear file. Washington initially refused, only to be persuaded by Turkey and Gulf allies, who fear the regional fallout of what a war may bring.
The fact that Washington agreed to hold talks after their cancellation in Istanbul speaks to the leverage countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have on Washington. The U.S. may dismiss Iranian threats of regional retaliation in the case of an attack, but its own partners are more directly threatened by the consequences — a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, retaliatory strikes on their own soil hosting U.S. bases and personnel, and the general fallout from Iran’s disintegration as a result of a prolonged war. Mindful of these dynamics, Tehran has adroitly leveraged its neighbors’ fears to win another chance to avoid a war it does not want, at a moment of an increased external pressure and domestic turmoil.
Yet, the regional leverage is finite. It can persuade Trump to get to the table, but it cannot force Washington and Tehran for a deal either side does not want or cannot accept.
Iran’s very insistence on controlling the venue, format, and agenda signals a critical reality: even under an immense external and domestic pressure, Tehran is not coming to capitulate, but to negotiate from a position of resistance.
The problem is not the absence of a technical solution; it is the rejection of its political premise. If the nuclear issue is technically solvable, why are we on the brink? Because for key U.S. ally, Israel, the Iran issue is not about its nuclear problem, and much less about “freeing” Iranians from theocracy. Many in Israel and in Washington are pushing Trump to go for regime change.
Israel is also concerned about Iran’s ballistic missiles because it’s the last real deterrence Iran has against a total Israeli domination in the region and Iran’s own transformation into a new Syria — a state so hollowed out that it can be bombed at will. For Iran, missiles are not bargaining chips; they are the non-negotiable pillars of its national defense.
The demand for disarming Iran, including ballistic missiles was the same demand made last year, before Israel struck Iran.
*US goal is to largely disarm Iran, leaving it a sitting duck
Iran: Netanyahu hopes for regime change
Netanyahu has reportedly long been lobbying Trump to strike Iran or at least green-light Israeli strikes.
If the talks in Oman are to avert a disastrous regional war, putting Americans in harm’s way and shattering the global economy, Trump should quit listening to the Israeli government and instead heed the advice of Qataris, Omanis, Saudis, Turks and Egyptians, all of whom urge him to engage in real diplomacy with Iran, and not use it as a mere prelude to war.
JP- Israeli officials estimated on Thursday that it is unlikely that Iran and the US will reach an agreement during the slated talks between senior officials in Oman on Friday.
Israel wants this war so badly, I don’t think it can restrain itself at all. Just stating the obvious.
CFREU– Selling peace to Trump: How Europe can prevent the next Middle East war
Israel is agitating for US strikes against Iran, while preparing for renewed war in Lebanon. Europeans should work to contain Trump and Netanyahu to prevent renewed offensives in both arenas, while supporting Lebanon’s fragile governance
On Friday, February 6th, American and Iranian diplomats will gather in Oman in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a return to war, following intensive regional diplomacy.
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu sees a historic opportunity.
With elections approaching this year and political crises at home, Netanyahu may hope that renewed military action could salvage his languishing poll ratings, rather than making unpopular diplomatic concessions.
Trump, on the other hand, appears caught between contradictory impulses: as a military strongman and as a dealmaker. Intensive diplomatic efforts by Middle Eastern and Gulf states have been vital in delaying a US attack on Iran and creating space for negotiations. Now, Europeans must work with Arab partners to outweigh Israeli pressure, persuading Trump that renewed wars in Iran or Lebanon would risk his objective of “peace on earth” and his status as “deal maker in chief.”
Publicly, Netanyahu and his ministers have been restrained. Former Israeli security officials say Israel is following Trump’s lead to avoid disrupting the president’s efforts or appearing to interfere with the protests.[1] But behind the scenes, high-level meetings have taken place between Witkoff and Netanyahu and senior Israeli and American security officials. Israel is reportedly continuing to press the US towards military action, sharing intelligence and targets. Netanyahu likely hopes for a wide-ranging US-led attack that would, if not depose, at least destabilise the Iranian regime. Reports indicate that Israel opposed Washington’s original strike plans, fearing they were too limited and symbolic, while risking a costly Iranian retaliation against Israel.
Prediction- Tomorrow night, (Feb 6- Feb 7/ 26 most likely the US and Israel will strike Iran- I don’t think Trump can say NO. He’s weak. He’s owned. He’s very likely extremely compromised. And, IMO, is a megalomaniac-
AND I HOPE TO BE WRONG!