The war should have been avoided

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After years of threats and positions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally supported his speech and launched a widespread military attack against Iran. Israeli air strikes targeted the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic – the amazing Natanz, one of the main uranium enrichment factories – missile factories, and killed two major military commanders.

The veteran Israeli leader says its goal is to prevent the regime nuclear weapons, which has long considered Israel an existential threat. But by launching such The devastating assault on Iran It ignites the full war that the world has feared since the horrific Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 raised regional hostilities.

It is a gambling with fate The Middle East When the focus is on American diplomatic efforts to secure a deal with Iran to reduce its nuclear activities. But Netanyahu has long sought military action on diplomacy. It is difficult to see how indirect conversations between Washington and Tehran can survive.

Tehran, more at risk and supported at an angle, is likely to decrease negotiating in an attempt to raise risks. This increases the danger of dragging American forces into fighting and conflict falling on the border if the Islamic regime is afraid of its survival.

The world is really afraid. Oil prices jumped amid fears that Iran would seek to disrupt the flow of crude through Hermoz Strait Or targeting energy assets in the Gulf countries. This would cause more pain on the unstable global economy. More importantly, it is the potential destruction of more war in a 20 -month -old region of the most destructive and deadly struggle for decades.

European allies, Israel and Gulf leaders must use any impact they have to try to reinstall Netanyahu and return Iran to the table. The key here is the American president, the only leader who has a great crane for Israel. Donald Trump returned to the White House and promised to end the war in Gaza and bring peace to the Middle East. But on his watch, Netanyahu’s stunning attacks in Gaza and now opened a larger interface.

In public places, Trump said he preferred a deal to solve the nuclear crisis and American officials insisted that they had no role on the first day of the Israeli attack. But it seems that he was attacked on Netanyahu. On Friday, Trump warned Iran against “more brutal” attacks, urging Tehran to “hold a deal.” He pointed out that the deadline for 60 days gave the Republic to reach an agreement, while he said, “Now they have a second chance!”

Trump may be, as he could use Israel to pressure Tehran to give up his nuclear program. He may discover that Netanyahu used it to withdraw the United States into a war with Iran.

The Islamic system, which faces its most threat for decades, must get any diplomatic rope that still exists. For a very long time, she deliberately ignored the world’s interest in its nuclear program, which led to the expansion of its in stock of uranium fed up near weapons levels to become a nuclear threshold condition. A malicious effect throughout the region, it must realize that its path is not sustainable and be ready to reach a nuclear deal.

But Trump also has an opportunity to show the responsible leadership. The roots of the crisis can be tracked to his defective decision in 2018 to withdraw the United States unilaterally from an agreement limited to Iranian nuclear activities, which were complied with. He must realize that he is one of his interests and America raised this conflict to a quick end. This means curbing Netanyahu with real threats of consequences. It should not mean that you are a friend of Israel to give Netanyahu Blanche to wage endless wars that preserve the Middle East, including Israel itself in turmoil.