Once again, the uncertainty and abyss that the Trump Administration most feared returns, announcing every week that the agreement with Iran is closer, only for reality to later prove the opposite in the form of significant stock market increases in the price of oil and natural gas. and they did not respect the ceasefire signed with the Lebanese Government—the same one that the Shiite militia Hezbollah rejects and does not recognize, harboring its eventual dissolution and disappearance.
But Tel Aviv failed to meet the biggest demand made by President Trump himself. Not responding to that missile launch that resulted in regret in Israeli territory. Just a few hours after a new demonstration that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will act based on Israeli interests and not those of a US that is accumulating criticism at the same rate of inflation growth, with the midterm elections —midterm— just around the corner in November.
In this context, the Israel Defense Forces [IDF, por sus siglas en inglés] have announced that they are handling several scenarios for this series of attacks and exchanges of bombings that have been recorded since last night. They are ready to hold out for “several days”, an issue that would mean repeating the script of previous attacks and similar aftershocks, although this is the first time that Tehran attacks the first without having previously been the target of Israeli attacks. However, the Israeli Army also adds that they are preparing, if necessary, for “the time [que sea] necessary”.
“They are preparing for a range of options”
“The Israel Defense Forces are preparing for a range of options ranging from several days to as long as necessary,” a military source detailed to the EFE Agency. Previously, an IDF spokesperson had estimated last night’s launches at “about 30 ballistic missiles.” In this sense, the Israeli Army has also reported that one of the Iranian targets hit in retaliation for the attack is a petrochemical facility.
“During the night, the IDF responded by attacking Iranian military targets (…) Dozens of Israeli aircraft attacked the Iranian regime’s air defense system,” they announced, explaining that “this complex produces chemical materials that are used for ballistic missiles that are fired against Israel” and that “the attacks and damage to the complex interrupt its ability to manufacture various types of weapons that they use against countries like Israel, but not only against Israel, but against the entire Middle East.”
In this sense, returning to a situation of escalation of tension like the one experienced on previous occasions would mean destroying all the diplomatic and negotiating efforts with which Washington seeks a solution to the conflict that favors a reopening and return to normality in the Strait of Hormuz. This has not yet materialized in the face of a Tehran that knows that social discontent against Trump is its best asset than the option of force against two military powers of clear superiority such as the US and Israel. One of those chapters, the one in April of last year, was only resolved when the US Army once again went hand in hand with Tel Aviv and attacked the three main Iranian nuclear facilities in the so-called .
“Israel and Iran must stop shooting immediately,” Trump harangued this morning in a first publication on his network, Truth Social, which preceded a second, more developed one. “Both Israel and Iran are seeking an immediate ceasefire. The final peace negotiations are underway, although ignorance or stupidity could hinder them,” lamented the American president, who has had his leadership questioned for months due to the Israeli Government’s ability to influence.
It is also worth noting that, before Tel Aviv responded to Iran’s attacks, Trump himself had telephoned Netanyahu to demand that he not respond to Iranian aggression. Once again, the Israeli prime minister has decided to reject the demand of his greatest ally and has attacked. Last week, Axios revealed the content of a similar conversation between Trump and Netanyahu, a truly furious discussion. The first and that, if it were not for his action, “he would already be in prison.”
