Trump administration is forcing Israel to limit response to deadly Hizballah blast in Lebanon

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The Biden regime cravenly betrayed Israel as it tried to satisfy its increasingly radical leftist base. People thought that Trump understood the jihad imperative and the need for all countries that jihadis currently threaten to stick together. But Trump seems to have forgotten whatever he may once have known about Islam and jihad, and has an Obama-like enthusiasm for making concessions to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the hopes that its leaders will make a deal with him. And maybe they will. But it will only be one that works to their advantage only.

“US forcing Israel to limit response to deadly Hezbollah blast in Lebanon – report,” World Israel News, August 6, 2026:

The US is reportedly restraining Israel and barring the IDF from major strikes on Hezbollah after two soldiers were killed in a blast in southern Lebanon.

The US intervened to limit the scale of Israel’s military response after two IDF reservists were killed in southern Lebanon, preventing the escalation from derailing US-mediated negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome, according to a Lebanese report published Thursday.

Lebanon’s Nidaa al-Watan newspaper said Washington acted urgently following Wednesday’s explosion in Majdal Zoun and succeeded in confining Israel’s response to a relatively limited series of strikes. The intervention reportedly prevented the violence from destroying progress made during the first two days of negotiations and allowed the third and final day of the Rome talks to proceed.

A Lebanese source said the government in Beirut had also conducted diplomatic and security contacts aimed at containing the situation, but claimed Hezbollah did not cooperate with those efforts. Israel, meanwhile, insisted that it would continue striking threats in southern Lebanon….

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  1. Bibi can’t win by appeasing Trump or the Anyone-but-Bibi Neville Chamberlin appeasement crowd. They will hate him no matter what he does because it’s him they hate. Many of them don’t even know why. Same goes for Trump. He can only win by motivating the coalition’s supporters to turn out and vote. And that means:

    who said, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead?” +7

    Union David Farragut said this during the American Civil War. He gave the order at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.

    The True Story.

    The speaker: Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut led the Union fleet [0.1].The actual quote: His real words were likely, “Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!”

    The meaning: In 1864, “torpedoes” were tethered underwater naval mines, not self-propelled weapons.

    The moment: When a lead ship sank from a mine and other ships stopped, Farragut ordered his flagship forward through the danger.

    Would you like to know more about the Battle of Mobile Bay or other famous Civil War quotes?

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  2. We’re just dogs barking up the wrong tree. Trump is being driven by the Arabs, mostly those on the Arabian Peninsula. They decide where and who needs to be bombed. They are very frightened of a thorough bombing of Iranian nuclear sites because of the potential radioactive fallout that would cross the gulf to them. Therefore, they advise/coerce/convince Trump not to bomb Iran, and in order to keep the Iranians happy, the Israelis are not allowed off the leash. If the Israelis decide to deal with Hamas or Hezbollah or the Houthis, or, God forbid, the Iranians directly, they will all be in an uproar.
    Now that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a NATO-like deal of mutual protection, they probably hope that Trump will stay his course while Israel is left to stew. I wonder if Trump is stewing too?? He wanted Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, not this new Muslim package deal.

  3. was the united states stronger than iran in 1979

    +6 Yes, the United States was vastly stronger than Iran in 1979 across economic, technological, and global military power. While Iran possessed a well-equipped regional military funded by oil wealth under the U.S.-backed Shah, it was hobbled by internal revolution, whereas the U.S. remained a global superpower.Power DifferencesGlobal Status: The U.S. was a global superpower leading a major economic and military alliance. Iran was a regional power undergoing a disruptive domestic revolution.Military Scale: The U.S. military had advanced global nuclear capabilities, worldwide naval power, and a massive industrial defense base. Iran relied heavily on imported American hardware, which faced severe logistical and maintenance issues after U.S. support ended.Economic Stability: The U.S. had a diversified, massive economy. Iran’s economy suffered immense disruption, strikes, and chaos during the shift to the Islamic Republic.

    My comment: We should have nuked them when they first took the embassy hostage. Left nothing standing. Abject Fear breeds respect. Does anybody give China a hard time?

  4. iran 2nd intifada

    +4 During the Second Intifada (2000–2005), Iran played a major role in funding, arming, and training Palestinian militant groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, working alongside its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Tehran utilized this period to deeply entrench its anti-Israel regional alignment and bolster the operational capabilities of Gaza-based factions.Financial and Military SupportFunding and Training: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, led by Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah coordinated closely with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, providing tens of millions of dollars and operational guidance.Tactical Shift: Iran and Hezbollah helped instruct Palestinian operatives in advanced terror tactics, including the deployment of suicide bombings in Israeli population centers.The Karine A Affair: In January 2002, Israeli commandos intercepted the ship Karine A in the Red Sea, which was smuggling 50 tons of advanced Iranian weaponry—including Katyusha rockets, anti-tank missiles, and mortars—destined for the Palestinian Authority/militants.Diplomatic and Political AlignmentConferences in Tehran: Iran hosted high-profile international conferences, such as the 2001 “Support for the Palestinian Intifada” conference, bringing together militant leadership and regional representatives to praise the uprising.Rapprochement: The outbreak of the violence bridged temporary gaps between Iran and Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority after Arafat released imprisoned Hamas and Islamic Jihad activists.

    My comment: Israel and America should have burned Iran to the ground 26 years ago. And all of its proxies. And sent professional Mossad hit teams to assassinate every one of its agents in every country, with plausible deniability. Mission Impossible style. As we have seen Mossad do in Iran and Lebanon when given permission, recently. And as they did the murderers of the 11 Olympic athletes.