Dr. Doron Matza of the 301 analysis platform assesses that President Trump's recent moves have returned the US-Iran vector to its pre-deal course, dashing Israeli hopes for a policy shift. According to Matza, Trump's utility-based politics is steering him toward Iran, which emerges as the biggest winner with minimal substantive commitments on the nuclear, missile, and proxy fronts.
Dr. Doron Matza, a strategic analyst for the 301 platform, published a situation assessment Thursday afternoon arguing that the vector of U.S.-Iran relations under President Trump has reverted to the trajectory shaped by the administration in the weeks before the nuclear deal was finalized. Matza asserts that Israeli hopes for a change under Trump have been dashed, and that the president's utility-based politics is steering Washington toward Tehran — making Iran the biggest winner of the current situation, with substantial gains and minimal substantive commitments on the core issues of the nuclear program, missiles, and proxies.
Matza also warns that Iran is not the only actor with which the Republican administration is flirting. He identifies Turkey — which he describes as emerging as the head of the 'Sunni octopus' — and Qatar, which has 'bribed the Americans well,' as additional partners the administration is courting. The analyst draws a parallel between the Republican flirtation and that of progressive Democrats, whom he says have warmly embraced the 'axis of evil' in the name of fighting 'privileged white hegemony' represented by Israel.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Matza has consistently assessed that Iran is winning the diplomatic arena, driving a wedge between Israel and the U.S., and that Israel's strategic isolation is deepening.
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