Is Israel Frontin’?

“Israel appears to be preparing to launch an attack soon on Iran, according to officials in the United States and Europe, a step that could further inflame the Middle East and derail or delay efforts by the Trump administration to broker a deal to cut off Iran’s path to building a nuclear bomb.” NYT (Gift Article): Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say. While one might guess that this threat is part of a unified strategy for the US to extract more concessions from Iran in the ongoing nuclear talks, it sure sounds serious. “The concern about a potential Israeli strike and the prospect of retaliation by Iran led the United States on Wednesday to withdraw diplomats from Iraq and authorize the voluntary departure of U.S. military family members from the Middle East.”

+ But don’t worry. America’s leadership in the region is in totally sane hands. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff: “No disrespect to Netanyahu, but Trump could be US president and Israel’s PM at same time.”