Iraqi commentator Ibrahim Mosawi argues that a central flaw in US-Iran negotiations is Washington's failure to include Israel, despite Israel effectively shaping the negotiating position through military action. Mosawi contrasts this with past talks on Gaza and Lebanon, where Israeli involvement reportedly produced favorable outcomes for Washington and Israel.
Iraqi political commentator Ibrahim Mosawi published a lengthy analysis Sunday evening arguing that the US-Iran negotiation process is fundamentally flawed by the absence of Israeli input. According to Mosawi, Western negotiators — whom he characterizes as either unprepared amateurs or real estate dealmakers — fail to understand the Iranian mindset, while Israel, which has repeatedly shaped the battlefield reality that drives diplomatic leverage, is excluded from the room. He cites the examples of the Gaza and Lebanon fronts, where Israeli participation was formal or de facto (notably through US envoy Amos Hochstein, a dual citizen and former IDF soldier), and where the resulting agreements, in his view, allowed Israel to retain freedom of action and dismantle Hezbollah and Hamas leadership without restarting hostilities. Mosawi contrasts this with the current US team under President Trump, which he says is composed of loyalists rather than regional experts, and warns that Iran — patient and culturally attuned to long negotiation processes — will exploit this weakness to preserve its regime. The analysis reflects a regional perspective that has received some attention in Israeli media and policy circles, though it remains the opinion of a single commentator rather than an official statement.
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