Can peace work in the Gulf? Can the U.S. be trusted? Will Israel sabotage it? Ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke on CN Live! Watch the replay.
Guest: Alastair Crooke. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan
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1) The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war by signing this MoU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in LEBANON, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of LEBANON. Final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in LEBANON, and other provisions of this paragraph.
One gets the strong predictive sense of a number of best-selling books and possibly one or more major motion pictures focused on the relevant concept: Point One Lebanon.
Peace.
At school I came across (and, as a relatively innocent 12-year-old, was bewildered by) the Latin verb “to lay waste” which seems like a synonym for the phrase “at the root” which Alastair Crooke argues became the new Israeli military doctrine after Hamas’s attack in September 2023. Both describe barbaric practices of occupying powers. What’s stunning is that mainstream western media appear either unaware of this change in Israeli policy and IDF practice on the ground in Gaza or if aware unwilling to disseminate news of it. “Root and branch” might be another synonym for the genocidal impulses and practices of Israel since 1967.
1. Can peace work in the Gulf? Without Israel, it could work.
2. Can the U.S. be trusted? Absolutely not.
3. Will Israel sabotage it? Yes, definitely.
How long can a “peace deal” last when both parties are saying from the outset that it contains different items? The two countries can not even agree on whether it has been signed, or not? The GOAT (greatest of all time) Liar says he has signed the MOU. Iran says that it will be signed next Friday. The GOAT liar says the MOU is about the nuclear deal. Iran says that this is just to end the war and that the nuclear deal is not a part of it. It is not a hopeful sign for a peace deal when the two nations are publicly saying conflicting things about what’s in it. And of course peace deals with the GOAT Liar are never likely to be real.
Iranian FM Araqchi has apparently made a statement today that says something like “It is not natural to miss any opportunity, but we do not place our hopes on it.”
Most likely … this is for Trump’s Fascist Cup. Trump appeared to agree with Iran’s terms, but to get a cease fire so he can strut around at his Fascist Cup. Trump probably told Netanyahu to stop bombing for two months, and accumulate a few interceptor missiles, before they all start bombing again in 60 days. A part of that is probably that Netanyahu already has agreement to bomb before his election. At that point, America and its 51st state will say that Iran has somehow broken the commitments that they have never made but that Trump is now claiming that they made, and to quote Reagan … “the bombing will begin in five minutes.”
The hubris of the Israeli murderers is off the charts. Israel will not survive without US support and why we don’t withdraw that support probably has everything to do with buying our government through AIPAC and other wealthy Zionists who I will never call Jews, no matter their claims.