Interpreting the Israeli-Turkish rivalry as a simple contingent dispute would be misleading.
Trump’s tariff war will be seen in retrospect to be peanuts to the threatened strike on China’s supply lines.
Iran’s defeat would represent a major reinforcement of imperialist strategic domination over the vital Eurasian landmass.
Israel is running the show, and Trump is the mall security guard pretending he has authority before the cops arrive.
From Washington’s perspective, the alliance between Tehran and Beijing is a strategic nightmare.
Lebanon now is the main theatre, and the game that Israel is playing there is incredibly risky for Netanyahu and Trump.
Iranians are itching to fight – in case the ceasefire collapses.
It seems likely that the negotiations will not produce an agreement.
