President Donald Trump suggested last Thursday that he would prefer to address the crisis over Iran’s proximity to nuclear breakout time without Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. (Just in case he has authorized shipment of 2000 pound bombs that had been previously been denied to Israel.)
Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he would support Israeli strikes, and responded, “We’ll have to see. I’m gonna be meeting with various people over the next couple of days. Hopefully, that can be worked out without having to worry about it.”
“It would really be nice if that could be worked out without having to go that further step,” Trump said. “Hopefully that can be worked out. Iran hopefully will make a deal, and if they don’t make a deal, I guess that’s OK too.” Implying that an Israeli strike is still an option on the table.
President Trump surprised everyone during his first term with the initiative and success of the Abraham Accords. Will he be able to build upon that success in the case of Iran? We eagerly wait to see what out-of-the-box proposal President Trump presents to stop Iran, its proxies and its dangerous nuclear enrichment activities.