While the methods have varied — from intelligence operations and public diplomacy to lobbying and political pressure — the strategic objective has remained consistent: preserving a state of confrontation between the US and Iran while opposing diplomatic initiatives that could weaken Israel’s leverage in shaping US Middle East policy.
We have seen a major escalation between the US and Iran over the past 24 hours, but it is likely only a prelude to what appears to be coming next week
“I definitely think you have seen this very discreet, extremely well-funded campaign to try to derail the negotiation and try to derail the deal,” the vice president told Rogan. Vance referenced a Time article saying former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale received $45 million from Israel to ensure the U.S. stayed in the war by targeting conservatives with Israeli propaganda
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A senior Iranian official said Tehran privately told Vance the pair were exploiting the negotiations for financial gain. The Trump administration says it never happened.
Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus blocked debate on an annual military spending authorization bill over President Donald Trump’s ongoing illegal war of choice on Iran and provisions for closer US-Israeli military integration.
According to close associates of Netanyahu speaking in 2018, everything that is happening on the American-Iranian-Israeli front was planned in Israel, “marketed” to President Donald Trump by Netanyahu and is being implemented to “fix it or nix it,” the slogan coined by Netanyahu regarding the nuclear agreement.
The figure refers only to direct war costs — the immediate budgetary costs directly tied to the war, including operations, personnel, and matériel.
The fundamentals won’t change: Iran can threaten Hormuz, The United States can punish Iran, and neither can secure its objectives through force.