Trump’s Endgame
President Trump must insist up front on nuclear disarmament, missile elimination, and an end to proxy financing when negotiating with Iran, writes Michael Doran. (Heather Diehl via Getty Images)
Through the fog of war, it’s possible to see where all this is heading.
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The fog of war does not prevent us from peering into the future and catching a glimpse of the exact moment when this conflict will end. Donald Trump will pick up the phone and tell Benjamin Netanyahu, “Bibi, it’s time for a ceasefire.” Netanyahu will reply, “Yes, I agree.”
The cooperation between Trump and Netanyahu is unprecedented in U.S.-Israeli history. American and Israeli forces operate as a tightly integrated unit, closer than ever before. Yet the underlying power dynamic remains unchanged from June 2025, when the first U.S.-Israeli joint operation against Iran ended abruptly.
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