Amb. Ettinger Warns That Iran, China, and Russia Have Sleeper Cells Across the US

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Summary:

• Amb. Ettinger begins by drawing attention to the policy shift in the US following President Trump’s return to office with the targeted destruction of Hamas, decimation of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and the unveiling of the 20-point Middle East peace plan.

• Ettinger reminds us that Iran’s Ayatollah regime remains the central source of regional instability, funding Hamas, Hezbollah, and other proxies. He calls for Israel and the U.S. to pursue regime change in Iran, not just fighting its proxies.

• Ettinger links Iran, China, North Korea, and Russia as strategic collaborators upgrading Iran’s weapons and nuclear systems. He warns that these powers aim to weaken the U.S. and its Arab allies.

• The ambassador criticizes U.S. and European policymakers for applying “Western values” to non-Western adversaries, claiming that regimes like Iran and China use negotiations to rebuild strength, not to seek peace.

• Ettinger cites examples where Western leaders misunderstood Middle Eastern realities—such as U.S. engagement with Ayatollah Khomeini, the Oslo Accords with Arafat, and appeasement-style diplomacy—arguing these led to repeated disasters.

• Skorski and Ettinger discuss Trump’s refusal to let Israel annex Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). Ettinger interprets this as a tactical pause, not a strategic reversal, emphasizing that Arab leaders privately oppose a Palestinian state.

• Ettinger outlines a history of Arab hostility toward Palestinian leadership, showing that Arab states like Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Kuwait have expelled or fought Palestinians when they became destabilizing. He argues Arab leaders talk about Palestinian rights but act against Palestinian power.

• Ettinger warns that relinquishing control of these territories would endanger Israel’s survival and destabilize Jordan, potentially collapsing pro-American Arab regimes and empowering Islamist movements across the region.

• In contrast to Qatar—as a financial sponsor of terrorism and ally of Iran—Ettinger reminds us that Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remains a regional reformist, pragmatic partner gradually aligning with Israel and the West despite internal Wahhabi resistance.