Thank god Trump is unlikely to pay any attention to the ramblings of some academic, particularly one from an institution like NYU.

For a start, Trump unilaterally pulling out of the deal with Iran is yet another example warning that the US cannot be trusted to keep to their side of agreements made. Carries on assuming it is "exceptional" and acceptable if they break rules they expect others to abide by when expedient.

The reason for the US trying to come up with excuses to decertify the Iran deal is obviously largely due to strong influence on behalf of the Criminal Apartheid Zionist Settler State in Occupied Palestine. Trying to push the Zionist Occupying Government in the US to fight more battles on its behalf. As for the Israeli leader, if the same principles were applied to him as in the Nuremberg trails, undoubtedly there are charges he would be found guilty of and hanged. Nut Yahoo is currently behaving as leaders who are trouble politically in their own countries sometimes do. Trying to cause a war or some other crisis to get citizens to rally behind themselves. He has problems with likelihood of police in Israel pursuing serious charges against him. Recently I read a story of the Falkland Islands War in 1982. Reminder of how the military junta government in Argentina tried to detract from its own failings by launching an invasion they hoped would not be successfully challenged. At least loss of the war resulted in replacing of the junta with a relatively democratic government.

The State of Israel maintaining that Iran should not have access to nuclear weapons is the utmost in hypocrisy while it has a large stockpile of them after long trying to conceal their existence. Also, is not a signatory to the nuclear non proliferation treaty and extremely unlikely to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect what it has. Meanwhile, aggressive acts by Israel against what it claims are Iranian military facilities in Syria combined with the latest US policy is likely to have the opposite effect from that intended. ie Will encourage Iran to restart its nuclear weapons programme.

mox
<Criminal Apartheid Zionist Settler State in Occupied Palestine.>
Lies, lies and more lies.

<criminal> It is the Palestnians, with their criminal attacks on Israelie citizens, even bombing busload of schoolchildren a few decades ago, when the Istaelies were open to letting them live and work in Israel. in typical Arab islamic fashion, they began their suicide bombings against Israelie civilians.

<occupation> There was was the 6 day war, when 4 ir 5 Arab states attacked a peaceful Israel and got beaten in 6days. Attempted occupation and genocide by the Arabs.

<apartheid> Just have a look at the areas where Arabs who have migrated into Western and European countries. The Arabs set up their own sharia laws and practice wide spread aparthied in these countries.

In typical fashion they blame the Israelis for every thing they themselves do.
Twisted lliars, is what they reveal themselves to be, to anyone who knows the real history of the area

Dear Alon,

I'm afraid you failed to explore the fact that both of these egotistical throwbacks are under pretty serious investigations of corruption, nepotism and potentially criminality in their own countries.

The amount of diversionary value this move is to both Trump and Bibi should not be underestimated. The problem is that for their mindless faithful (some who you can see slide out from under their rocks on this forum) it will probably work a treat.

Ttbn & Alan,

"Iran should be ostracised ..... until the mad mullahs are removed .... " And how do you reckon that might happen ? Isn't it just possible that, with Trump's brilliant move, more Iranians will now fall in behind the conservatives in Iran, not to mention Russia and China ? That Rohani's position, as a relative reformer, is much more under threat ? The 'mad mullahs' will be stronger than ever ? Trump will belatedly crap his nappy when all that happens.

All Trump has to do now is pull out all US troops in Syria and the 'mad mullahs' will have a free hand to control all of the territory from Afghanistan to the Mediterranean, right up to Israel's borders. Certainly, there will be the possibility of an open war between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites, which will make what has already happened in Syria a sort of short prelude. Not to mention a war to the death between the Arabs and the Turks after that. Off course, the Kurds will be obliterated too. Gosh, what a genius.

Now where's my copy of Wedgwood' 'Thirty Years War' ? Yeah, thirty years might do it this time too.

Joe

"And important given a nuclear-armed Israel could give Russia a bloody nose if they Russia, continue to meddle in the Middle East?"

Putin would vaporise Tel Aviv if Israel nuked Russia.

Bibi went to Russia because he wanted something...

This whole thing feels like there's a big false flag coming.
Massive Iranian cyberattack (or some other similar fitting story) they could sell to justify a limited Israeli strike on Iran.