Israel-Iran Tensions: Strikes, Ceasefire Talks and US Policy

Yeah, it, it does seem like, um, probably the Israelis just...

I, I would say, uh, due to how many strikes have taken place, uh, I think if it was us, I think we'd probably come out and say what we were hitting and why we were hitting it if this was in response to, you know, the Iranians shooting at a, a tanker out on the, uh, on the Gulf.

Um, but I mean, really this is just basic pattern recognition.

E- every time we've been close to getting a deal or extending the ceasefire, especially in the early days of the war, the Israelis have done everything that they can, either by killing negotiators or taking some action inside Lebanon to destroy any potential for peace.

And a- as you pointed out, the Israelis did fly a couple of incursions trying to provoke the Iranians. The Iranians didn't take the bait.

It's clear the Israelis want this war to start.

They want us to be back involved in this war in a high intensity, i- in a high intensity way.

So now basically we're, we're caught in this dangerous game where we refuse to restrain the Israelis.

The Israelis keep poking the Iranians. Even if the Iranians are engaged in negotiations with us, they're gonna have to hit back, and actually it's easier for them to hit us back because we're just closer than the Israelis are. So the big question everyone should be asking is, why do we even put ourselves in this situation?

Why can't we take the first step in getting out of this conflict and actually restraining the Israelis in a meaningful way?