Israeli cartoonist Guy Mord argues in a Yediot cartoon that President Trump's apparent diplomatic retreat from Iran is a deliberate strategy to provoke Iranian attacks on Saudi infrastructure, pushing Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords. Once Saudi Arabia joins, the assessment says, Trump will move to eliminate the Iranian regime.
Israeli cartoonist Guy Mord published a cartoon and commentary in Yediot Aharonot on Sunday evening, arguing that President Trump's recent conciliatory tone toward Iran is a calculated deception. Mord claims that Trump is deliberately taunting Tehran into attacking Saudi Arabia, in order to force Riyadh to recognize that it cannot rely on China for protection and must join the Abraham Accords. Once Saudi Arabia is locked into the accords, the analysis suggests, Trump will move to eliminate the Iranian regime.
The analysis adds to a growing debate over the nature of US-Iran diplomacy. The Zioneer previously reported that US officials say Trump has not abandoned the diplomatic track, even as patience wears thin (June 11). Other analysts have speculated that a deception strategy may be underway (June 15). The cartoonist's assessment reflects a widely held Israeli view that the Abraham Accords are the key to regional stability and that Saudi membership would be a decisive blow to Iranian influence.
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