US President Trump is struggling with what may be the largest decision of his presidency, amid vast domestic and global pressures and counter-pressures pushing him in opposite directions.

The least likely scenario: Washington could attack in the more distant future.

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As time has drawn on, Israeli leaders have made more noise about joining an American-led strike on the regime. This has also increased the probability that Tehran will attack Israel, either in response or in anticipation of expected IDF involvement.

sitting way in the back of the bus as a US citizen “hey, omm do I get a say in this at all or??”

  • mrmacduggan@lemmy.mlEnglish
    23·
    3 days ago

    I hate the “when” framing of this headline. That framing alone is propaganda to make it seem inevitable.

  • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Nobody wants it but Likud, so they should be the ones attacking Iran and facing the consequences of that attack. The US has no national interest in interfering in Iran. Trump’s using our military as unpaid mercenaries for his crony Netanyahu, most likely in exchange for some kind of kickback to him or to Kushner.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    Watch the betting sites. Someone will put in a timeline bet (or whatever they’re called) a couple hours before it happens.

  • Ancalagon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Never. And if they do, it’s the best time for us to invade a certain district and cleanse it of the one preventing Epstein’s victims from having justice.