Israel’s 12-day war on Iran in June shocked the world, and led to the U.S. striking three of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
But Trita Parsi, the Quincy Institute's Executive Vice President, stresses that this conflict was no one-off. Rather, another, much greater war between Israel and Iran may well occur — and that it will likely involve the United States.
This would not be in America's interest, nor is it what Trump campaigned on when he was running for president. Instead, the U.S. must pursue diplomatic compromises while they are possible, to prevent war and to get U.S. troops out of the Middle East.
“There are spaces for compromise on this issue. [This compromise] should be pursued because it lies in the U.S. interest,” Parsi said. “Not just because it avoids this war, but because it helps Donald Trump fulfill the promise of actually getting U.S. troops out of the Middle East and back home.”
Parsi says the Israeli government has unfinished business with Iran and will view the best timing for another attack before December. He explains why in this latest Quincy Institute video, produced by Senior Video Producer Khody Akhavi: