The Trump presidency made it clear that it was not involved in Israel’s massive military attacks against Iran, but that didn’t mean that President Donald Trump would not be credited with doing so.
The senator told the New York Post’s” I always knew the date,” he told the newspaper on Friday night. ” Because I know everything,” he says. I am certain. I am certain of everything.
Trump wrote on Truth Social,” I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal.” I urged them to” just do it,” in the best of words, but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they came, they simply couldn’t get it done.
Trump continued,” I told them that it would be much worse than anything they knew, anticipated, or were told,” adding that Israel has a lot of the best and most deadly defense equipment in the world.
Trump met with his National Security Council on Friday, according to a White House statement to the Washington Examiner, and he also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the telephone.
Trump claimed in a separate social media post that Friday was moment 61 and that he had given Iran 60 times.
Trump sounded like he was distancing himself from Netanyahu for a significant portion of that time. Trump had been pressing Israel into halting Netanyahu and supporting Saudi Arabia in Gaza. His” America First” plan apparently caused unease in Israel.
Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told the , Washington Examiner next month,” I think Israel is a bit alarmed that what they expected from President Trump, which was very friendly, very joint, and yet pliable, is not the President that they are experiencing.”
However, according to Alireza Nader, an impartial analyst based in Washington, D.C., everything could have been a hoax.
Trump and Netanyahu may have fabricated the idea that there was a separation between them, which could have duped Tehran’s officials into thinking they could launch offensive operations, including attempting to build nuclear weapons, according to Nader.
He continued,” I believe they made a mistake.”
Trump claims to have always been aware of the details of Israel’s assault on Iran.
Trump’s statements on the subject differ, if not actually, from Marco Rubio’s assertion on Thursday night that the United States had no role in the strikes.
Rubio stated in a prepared statement that” Now, Israel took punitive actions against Iran.” Our best concern is keeping British forces in the region, and we are not engaged in strikes against Iran. Israel informed us that they deemed this course of action needed for its self-defense.
In any case, Trump is now exerting pressure on Iran by resuming its atomic negotiations, stating that it now has a following chance “before there is nothing left.”
Iran has said it won’t speak to the United States in any way until then, according to state media. However, it may ultimately be forced to do so by the devastating effects of the hits and the risk of fresh attacks.
If Iran agreed to the nuclear talks this trip, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said a senior U.S. national said.
Not everyone believes that Netanyahu and Trump were always in agreement. Trump is generally happy to share a triumph, according to former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, and things may have changed if the attacks had failed.
Trump enjoys seeing himself as a win, according to Rubin, who is currently employed by the American Enterprise Institute. He may be spread out throughout Israel if the attacks were to fail. If they are successful, he’ll make an effort to promote the glory.
Rubin agrees that the Iranians may include taken Trump’s warnings, some of which were made known. For instance, Trump stated to NBC News on March 30 that if no deal is reached, there will be bombing. They will be bombing places they have never seen before.
According to Rubin, Trump and Netanyahu are “frenemies,” working up when they fit and upholding their personal fundamental regional interests.
When Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Friday, the U.S. did climb and aid Israel, indicating that the two countries are now coordinating straight in the fight.
Both countries will now be on high alert for counterattacks, either through coordinated terrorist attacks or immediately.
Rubio stated in his speech that” President Trump and the management have taken all essential steps to protect our causes and stay in close call with our local partners.” Let me be obvious: Iran shouldn’t harm U.S. reputation or personnel.
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Given that Trump and Netanyahu are then appearing to be on the same page, they are also getting ready for the possibility of a protracted conflict, which would have its own set of domestic issues, as Trump campaigned to be a mediator.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY ) posted on X on November 8, 2018 that” the American people overwhelmingly oppose our endless war, and they voted that way when they voted for Donald Trump in 2024.” I urge President Trump to maintain his lessons, put America foremost, and to refrain from starting a war with other nations. Every American may aspire to peace and to beg for it.
Christian Datoc contributed to this report.
