Middle East
For peace with Iran to work a reckoning with Israel is in order
Trump must get back to basics, and his promises to the American people. In order to do that he must put this relationship in its proper place.
April 09, 2026
Trump must get back to basics, and his promises to the American people. In order to do that he must put this relationship in its proper place.
Tel Aviv has made a habit of breaking ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza. Now leaders are saying they are not a full party to the one brokered with Iran.
It's hard to bodyslam the two-week pause with Iran without taking direct shots at the guy who announced it. But they are trying their best.
White House insists that aid must get to Gaza per the ceasefire but its ambassador is clinging to Israeli falsehoods about the only agency that can deliver it
There is no ceasefire, no aid, no Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal or stabilization force. Just a lot of talk about Trump-run panels with little buy-in.
At the very least, the decision to cut loose every major Gaza humanitarian group could lead to the utter collapse of Trump's peace plan
