Wednesday, September 04, 2019

I think the European Partners to the Iran Agreement need to be involved with these decisions.

The decision processes regarding relations between Israel and Iran has become unilateral between Trump and Netanyahu, rather than as a partner to other democratic powers. Europe will be effected by aggressive actions by Israel and has every right to be involved.

September 4, 2019

Israel is currently contemplating (click here) the possibility of a unilateral strike against Iran, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, and believes that U.S. President Donald Trump, unlike his predecessors George Bush or Barack Obama, is less likely to derail its efforts.

The Times investigation – which includes interviews with dozens of current and former American, Israeli and European officials – tracks American and Israeli policy regarding Iran over three administrations. It details how Israel came very close to attacking Iran in 2012, how Obama's administration developed its own military contingency plans and how the U.S. monitored Israel as Israel spied on Iran....