US EditionTrump Aides Want Israel to Strike Iran First
- Overnight, Politico reported advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump favor an Israeli strike to justify U.S. military action, with one adviser saying `They are going to be bombed`.
- From a political standpoint advisers note an Israeli strike would likely provoke retaliation from Tehran, which advisers believe could rally American public opinion, making a first Israeli strike preferable.
- The Financial Times found Tehran is studying the Venezuela precedent and promoting a `commercial windfall` in oil, gas and strategic-minerals investments to attract U.S. engagement.
- Inside discussions indicate U.S. administration sources confirmed no formal offer has been presented to Washington, but many consider a coordinated U.S.-Israel operation more probable than an Israeli-only strike.
- As rhetoric and offers converge, an Iranian official told the Financial Times the aim is to convince President Trump to reach an agreement that could prevent war.
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The American media evokes the reflections of Donald Trump's entourage on a possible military scenario against Iran involving Israel. If, at the same time, the negotiations between Tehran and Washington continue in Geneva, the uncertainty of the moment weighs on the population of the Islamic Republic.
Trump advisers want Israel to 'attack Iran first' for better optics
Politico is out with a crazy story on Thursday, but which will make sense to those following the trajectory of US foreign policy over the past couple decades plus. Senior US officials want Israel to strike Iran before Washington launches a renewed assault in order to build domestic backing for war. Advisers to President Donald Trump are "privately arguing that an Israeli attack would trigger Iran to retaliate, helping muster support from America…
The Trump administration is considering an attack on Iran. Now a plan has taken shape to increase support among the American people. “Politically, it is much better if the Israelis go first and on their own,” a source tells Politico.
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