Israeli Arab commentator and IDF veteran Yoseph Haddad says President Trump's statements tonight prove the West will never understand the Middle East, and that the US has effectively surrendered to the Iranian regime. Haddad cited Trump's remarks that Iran has a right to ballistic missiles and that Syria can handle Hezbollah without knocking down buildings, arguing that Trump signaled that the Strait of Hormuz is a doomsday weapon and that the US will not return to war with Iran.
Yoseph Haddad, a prominent Arab-Israeli commentator and veteran of the IDF's Golani Brigade, posted a lengthy critique on social media late Wednesday night reacting to President Donald Trump's statements. Haddad's analysis, shared just after midnight Thursday, argued that the President's remarks — which he characterized as signaling that Iran has a right to retaliatory ballistic missile capability and that Syria's rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (al-Julani) should manage Hezbollah to avoid destruction — reveal a fundamental Western inability to grasp Middle Eastern realities.
Haddad further claimed that Trump's formulation amounted to an admission that the Strait of Hormuz is a 'doomsday weapon' that forced the US to concede, and that the president was effectively telling adversaries: 'you won, we will not return to war against you.' He concluded that the US has surrendered to the Iranian regime, and that Israel must never again rely on Washington or any other foreign power.
The comments come as part of an ongoing thread of Trump statements on Iran, Hezbollah, and Israeli security. As The Zioneer reported Wednesday evening, Trump suggested that Iran should retain a ballistic missile capability for 'regional balance' and that Syria's al-Julani could address the Hezbollah threat without 'knocking down buildings.' Several of Trump's recent remarks have faced criticism from Israeli right-wing commentators who view them as signaling a US retreat from confrontation with Tehran. The White House has not responded to Haddad's characterization.
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