Peloni: The reality is that the Iranian regime will not surrender, and will never surrender. To force the regime from power, as indicated in the often raised analogy to the Nazis in WWII, Trump would need to commit a ground force to eliminate the regime in Tehran, as was done with the Nazi regime in 1945 Germany. Of course, Trump could have used the Kurds, but instead chose to once again abandon such strategies which conflict with Turkey’s interests. This leaves no such available capable armed force in the region to force the Iranian regime from power, and Trump was never going to use American warfighters in Iran despite his hyperbole and threats. The Iranians know this, and so they persist. Hence victory was always going to be ceded to the Iranians. Trump’s blockade has the means to cripple the Iranians financially, but even as we speak, China and Pakistan are moving to improve the overland transit of oil from Iran to keep China’s Iranian pawn in the Middle East fed with cash, if not also with arms aplenty to use against either the Iranians or the Americans & Israelis if war returns.
The president turns on his ally to attain a false peace.
by Robert Spencer | June 2, 2026
President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House.(Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Trump himself announced the betrayal on Monday:
I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around. Thank you Bibi! I also had a conversation with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel, and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them. Let’s see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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