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U.S. and Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, U.S. official says (www.axios.com)
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[–] 1 point 4 months ago* (6 children)

Um. Why exactly can't the MOU be killed? The strait is a powerful card, but as has already been exhaustively demonstrated it's not an automatic win button.

And to that, if the US exerted no influence then why did Israel sign an agreement at all? It's not like Israel has been pushed back with force; they've been making steady progress in consolidating their control over the yellow line towards the litani pretty much without pause. Without some degree of outside pressure, there's no reason for them to have stopped - much as they haven't stopped demolishing what little is left of palestine.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (5 children)

    The strait is a powerful card, but as has already been exhaustively demonstrated it’s not an automatic win button.

    I think like I already said multiple time that it stopped the full scale war to continue.

    And to that, if the US exerted no influence then why did Israel sign an agreement at all?

    If you are talking about the mou between the USA and Iran, they didn't . If you talk about the deal between usa/lebanon/israel then that deal give Israel the right to response to anything they deal against Israel national security. It is easy to control large part of lebanon what is hard is to destroy Hezbollah and to maintain the occupation for years. That's why Israel want Lebanon to handle Hezbollah to try to cause another civil war

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

    I think like I already said multiple time that it stopped the full scale war to continue.

    I'm not quite sure we're talking about the same thing, but I'm also not quite sure we're disagreeing. The pressure from the closure of the strait is for sure a major (although I'd argue that it's perhaps not in-of-itself the direct majority - it's closure for sure lost Trump domestic support for the war though) reason Trump balked at continuing the war. But at the same time, the strait was closed for months and for most of that time it had a negligible impact on Trump's willingness to continue; so while it is a powerful means of pressuring the world economy, it's not one that couldn't be bypassed should Trump decide the temporary hardship of a closure during a true commitment of forces outweighs the cost to his ego (and all the other reasons he wants it restarted, but the man is damnably ego-driven).

    If you are talking about the mou between the USA and Iran, they didn’t

    Yes exactly, it's an agreement between the US and Iran. That's the problem with it - it binds Israel without Israel being a party, relying instead on trump's winning personality and diplomatic skill to enforce the terms instead (you may be able to see why I am concerned).

    If you talk about the deal between usa/lebanon/israel then that deal give Israel the right to response to anything they deal against Israel national security.

    Yeah, exactly. Israel does this so often I suspect my cat is aware of the pattern - sign a "ceasefire", use that time to regroup and prepare for the next stage. I assume that's why they've been setting up the occupied Lebanese territory to be so easily recaptured and difficult to fortify for the LAF.

    And on top of that, when the Israel/Lebanon deal collapses the US agreement with Iran (theoretically) goes along with it. I don't see any other reason they would have signed, especially since (as far as can tell) Trump has done nothing to pressure Israel into the deal. There's no indication that Israel is planning to actually stop, and if they play it right they can drag the US back into the fight right along with them.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    I’m not quite sure we’re talking about the same thing, but I’m also not quite sure we’re disagreeing. The pressure from the closure of the strait is for sure a major (although I’d argue that it’s perhaps not in-of-itself the majority) reason Trump balked at continuing the war. But at the same time, the strait was closed for months and for most of that time it had a negligible impact on Trump’s willingness to continue; so while it is a powerful means of pressuring the world economy, it’s not one that couldn’t be bypassed should Trump decide the temporary hardship of a closure during a true commitment of forces outweighs the cost to his ego (and all the other reasons he wants it restarted, but the man is damnably ego-driven).

    I believe trump would like to continue the full scale war but can't because of the straight. So I believe the impact is real and not negligible like you believe .

    Yes exactly, it’s an agreement between the US and Iran. That’s the problem with it - it binds Israel without Israel being a party, relying instead on trump’s winning personality and diplomatic skill to enforce the terms instead (you may be able to see why I am concerned).

    You said that Israel signed the MOU which was false . Including Israel is a waste of time. USA as the provider of weapons and aid to Israel has full control of it

    Yeah, exactly. Israel does this so often I suspect my cat is aware of the pattern - sign a “ceasefire”, use that time to regroup and prepare for the next stage. I assume that’s why they’ve been setting up the occupied Lebanese territory to be so easily recaptured and difficult to fortify for the LAF

    I don't understand why your posed the question of why Israel signed the deal if you already knew the answer

    And on top of that, when the Israel/Lebanon deal collapses the US agreement with Iran (theoretically) goes along with it. I don’t see any other reason they would have signed, especially since (as far as can tell) Trump has done nothing to pressure Israel into the deal. There’s no indication that Israel is planning to actually stop, and if they play it right they can drag the US back into the fight right along with them.

    I don't think Iran signed the agreement expecting the U.S. to immediately halt Israeli operations.. I think what they expect is for Trump to show real will of imposing real restrictions on Israel. to pressure it to stop even if they fail which Trump is not doing right now. With the restrictions I truly expect Israel to be forced to leave Lebanon because Hezbollah attacks will be too costly in long term.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (2 children)

    So I believe the impact is real and not negligible like you believe .

    Er... That's not what I said at all. I said that for the majority of the war opening the strait was not Trump's priority. At the end of the 'hot' conflict it became a much more pressing reality as the impact of the closure started to affect trump's base in the US, and support for the war began to plummet. I agree that should Trump figure out a way to spin the closure, he'll restart the war in a heartbeat.

    You said that Israel signed the MOU which was false.

    What? Where did I say that?

    I don’t understand why your posed the question of why Israel signed the deal if you already knew the answer

    Pretty straightforwardly to highlight their motivations here. Your answer is true but it just glossed over the major point, which is to allow Israel to regroup. I wanted to check and make sure we're both on the same page.

    to pressure it to stop even if they fail which Trump is not doing right now.

    That's been my point the whole time; it might pay off, but they're banking on Trump doing the rational thing and keeping Israel on a leash. But at the moment, all they're getting is a transparent Israeli faux-ceasefire with Lebanon.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Er… That’s not what I said at all. I said that for the majority of the war opening the strait was not Trump’s priority

    Trump priority was regime change and he though it would be easy so it was a worth thing to disturb the global economy . When he realized that it will not work he was forced to stop the full scale war

    What? Where did I say that?

    Maybe I misunderstood you and you was talking about the Lebanese government/Israel and USA deal not the MOU

    That’s been my point the whole time; it might pay off, but they’re banking on Trump doing the rational thing and keeping Israel on a leash. But at the moment, all they’re getting is a transparent Israeli faux-ceasefire with Lebanon.

    If Trump refuses to put real pressure on Israel and the full scale war is back , that’s a choice the U.S. made not something Israel forced on them. The USA has full responsibility for this decision

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Trump priority was regime change and he though it would be easy so it was a worth thing to disturb the global economy . When he realized that it will not work he was forced to stop the full scale war

    While obviously a bit oversimplified (geopolitics does not lend itself to a two-sentence summary) I quite agree that this was a big part of it.

    Maybe I misunderstood you

    Yeah I think so - I was indeed referring to the Israel/Lebanon agreement ("framework"), not the MOU.

    If Trump refuses to put real pressure on Israel and the full scale war is back , that’s a choice the U.S. made not something Israel forced on them. The USA has full responsibility for this decision

    Yes, that's the problem. As I said earlier, "If Israel doesn’t listen to trump, which seems unlikely to happen though I hope it does, Trump’s only recourse to opening the straight is to restart the war with Iran or go to war with another nuclear power (and one that he’s very ‘loyal’ to)". It's gambling a great deal on Trump being a rational actor who does not want to go to war.

    So, I'm glad you seem to be in agreement with me. That's nice.

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