In a sweeping analysis published Friday, Israeli commentator Dr. Guy Bechor argues that the emerging U.S.-Iran interim agreement reverses every major policy President Trump previously championed — from zero enrichment to maximum pressure, dismantling facilities, disarming Hezbollah, and standing by the Iranian people.
Dr. Guy Bechor, a well-known Israeli commentator on Middle East affairs, published an article on Friday titled "Has Trump Sold Every Principle That He Himself Established?" in which he enumerates 11 key reversals in the Trump administration's approach to Iran.
According to Bechor, Trump's early demands for zero enrichment, all enriched uranium removal, dismantlement of Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, and a halt to Iran's ballistic missile program have all been abandoned. The interim deal reportedly allows Iran to retain enriched uranium (diluted, not removed), continue enrichment at low levels after a 15–20 year suspension, keep all nuclear facilities intact, and exclude missiles from negotiations entirely.
Bechor further argues that Trump has dropped demands to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon, accepted Iranian conditions regarding Lebanon ceasefire terms, and provided Iran with economic relief through sanctions lifting — which he says will inevitably fund Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and the IRGC. He characterizes the shift as moving from "maximum pressure" to "maximum reward."
The analysis also notes Israeli officials' growing concern that the agreement grants Iran legitimacy without dismantling its capabilities, and that Trump, once described as "the most pro-Israel president ever," may become the most beneficial to the Iranian regime since 1979. This report is based on a single source — Bechor's article — and reflects the commentator's analysis and assessment, not an official U.S. or Israeli government statement.
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