Maximum pressure only worked last time because it reversed the benefits of the nuclear deal. That's not repeatable.Trumpers' plan for "Maximum pressure" on Iran, including secondary sanctions on Chinese oil purchasers.
Idiotic. The "maximum pressure" campaign did not work back then, and the US has even less leverage against China today.Trumpers' plan for "Maximum pressure" on Iran, including secondary sanctions on Chinese oil purchasers.
They have already given local sanctions to all non essential (to US) firms on the basis of support to Russian war. So this effectively adds nothing except more administrative fines(?) inside US that will never be paid anyways.Trumpers' plan for "Maximum pressure" on Iran, including secondary sanctions on Chinese oil purchasers.
Seems you guys don't understand trumps closeness with Israel. You should have wished the Democrats won. Since they might have some reservations about Netanyahu on some issues, but Trump has zero reservations towards Israel and will back them 100% on every issue with full support. This will make things far more easier for Israel to carry out any of their actions in this conflict.Trump doesn't want to be the president who started another adventure in West Asia. He wants to intimidate Iran, but Iran's previous tit for tat responses previously have made it clear that even small air strikes will most likely be responded to. That creates the risk of forcing Trump into war, like what happened last time with the attack on the base in Iraq. So he won't do any direct attacks on Iran.
Trump wants to make a deal. Just look at his record in foreign policy. He's not a warrior. If he can meet Kim Jong Un, why not an ayatollah who's even older than him? If Iran rejects negotiations, then I'd be worried. But there's a chance for Iran to make a deal, although they probably wouldn't look very good doing it. Knowing how much all of west Asia obsesses about face, they probably wouldn't take a bad deal, but it's not certain war either
Nope lolSeems you guys don't understand trumps closeness with Israel. You should have wished the Democrats won.
And at the same time more difficult for US to carry out any actions in the main conflict.Since they might have some reservations about Netanyahu on some issues, but Trump has zero reservations towards Israel and will back them 100% on every issue with full support. This will make things far more easier for Israel to carry out any of their actions in this conflict.
I'm not talking about China's here. We are in a Israel/palestine thread so the discussion is about these two . So I am talking about what would have been abit better for Palestinians in this US election candidates between the Democrats and republicans.Nope lol
And at the same time more difficult for US to carry out any actions in the main conflict.
Trump is the best choice for China, being able to tie and destroy even more US materiel in the middle east is the most positive outcome.
Israel is only worth so much as US pretends it's worth. When you have as you describe a compromised US politician that has huge closeness with Israel, that means US just delivers it's own balls into a vice which it's enemies can press at any time. They create an easily exploitable weakness that wouldn't be there if US just maintained it's distance.
Hmm yeah for the Palestinian vote, it's not as obvious what they should pick.I'm not talking about China's here. We are in a Israel/palestine thread so the discussion is about these two . So I am talking about what would have been abit better for Palestinians in this US election candidates between the Democrats and republicans.
Isn't that good? Some moderate faction in Iran like their new president still hoping to normalize relationship with US and Europe. With Trump and Israel going all out with their Islamophobia and regime change rhetoric and striking targets inside Iran this might be finally the push the hardliners need to go nuclear and openly established military partnership with Russia and China like what North Korea did.Seems you guys don't understand trumps closeness with Israel. You should have wished the Democrats won. Since they might have some reservations about Netanyahu on some issues, but Trump has zero reservations towards Israel and will back them 100% on every issue with full support. This will make things far more easier for Israel to carry out any of their actions in this conflict.
If Iran had to do that they then they would have done so long ago. its not today Iran is under heavy sanctions and isolation. There is a reason they haven't established military partnership with China. Same with North Korea who hasn't changed its status quo military relations with China irrespective of western policies. China has even less reason to do so with Iran than with North Korea which is China's close neigbour .Isn't that good? Some moderate faction in Iran like their new president still hoping to normalize relationship with US and Europe. With Trump and Israel going all out with their Islamophobia and regime change rhetoric and striking targets inside Iran this might be finally the push the hardliners need to go nuclear and openly established military partnership with Russia and China like what North Korea did.
Right now Iran isn't under any international sanctions. They might be after they test a nuke, although I guess the attempt to sanction them will get vetoed.If Iran had to do that they then they would have done so long ago. its not today Iran is under heavy sanctions and isolation. There is a reason they haven't established military partnership with China. Same with North Korea who hasn't changed its status quo military relations with China irrespective of western policies. China has even less reason to do so with Iran than with North Korea which is China's close neigbour .