Saudi and Bahraini commentators say Washington missed a rare chance to weaken the ayatollah regime — and that Arab states must now look to Israel as the regional power willing to confront Iran’s threat.
Middle East
Lebanese Christian party chiefs urge America not to let Iran link its deal to Lebanon, noting that Tehran only cares about saving Hezbollah.
When defeat becomes unbearable, the oldest conspiracy theory in the Middle East gets another run.
Israel’s military says Hamas operatives based in Turkey have been recruiting attackers, moving weapons and funneling money into Judea and Samaria — raising fresh questions about why Washington continues to treat Ankara as a reliable Middle East partner.
It’s “difficult to believe” anyone would look to the P.A. as a viable partner, said Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform.
The 14-point document published by the Trump administration provides for an end to hostilities, far-reaching sanctions relief for Iran, multi-billion-dollar economic assistance, as well as provisions regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, told JNS that the memorandum of understanding is a “disaster” that “stabs Israel in the back.”
The U.S. president told reporters that he intends to read his agreement with the Iranian regime “word by word” publicly to set the record straight.
“Monitoring this agreement cannot be passive,” Daniel S. Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS.
