Military commentator Yossi Yehoshua said Sunday on Radio 103 that President Trump's decision to again delay a planned strike on Iran damages Israeli and American deterrence. Yehoshua described Trump's handling of negotiations as 'the most negligent' and accused the president of frittering away the war's achievements.
Yossi Yehoshua, a longtime military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, said on Sunday that President Trump's repeated delays in launching a military strike against Iran are eroding Israeli and American deterrence. Yehoshua, speaking on Radio 103, noted that he and Israeli defense officials had assessed Saturday night that an attack was imminent, but it did not materialize — marking the second such instance in recent weeks.
Yehoshua described Trump's negotiation management as 'the most negligent' and said the administration is frittering away the strategic gains achieved during the war. The comment adds to a growing chorus of Israeli criticism of the emerging U.S.-Iran deal, which The Zioneer has been tracking. In a June 17 article, The Zioneer reported that Israeli officials described the Trump proposal as 'like tossing a match into explosives.' Prior coverage also documented a delayed U.S. strike overnight on July 25, for which Israel was on high alert.
The Zioneer's archive reflects a pattern of Israeli concern over the direction of U.S. policy toward Iran, with multiple commentators and officials warning that the diplomacy could come at Israel's expense. Yehoshua's assessment does not cite specific intelligence but reflects the prevailing sentiment in Israeli security circles that the window for a decisive military option is narrowing.
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