Israel, Once Again, Sabotages Peace Talks With Iran

I've mentioned before that Israel is best described as a frenemy, not an ally, who grossly abuses its relationship with the United States including, but not limited to, spying and espionage, providing a haven for Jewish criminals fleeing the United States, and undermining the U.S. in the Middle East. And we have seen it over and over again with how they have undermined the U.S. vis-a-vis Iran. The latest: "Trump's ceasefire collapses as Iran ENDS peace talks over Benjamin Netanyahu's fresh bombing campaign." The article relates:

    Iran's top negotiators on Monday stopped exchanging messages with the US through Pakistani intermediaries as Tehran vowed to fully shut down the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Iranian state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim.

    The report claims Iran cut off communication because it believes one of the preconditions for the ceasefire was a halt to the IDF's continued attacks on its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

    The regime says 'No dialogue will take place' until Israel fully withdraws from Lebanon and also stops attacks in Gaza, according to Tasnim.

    'Also, the resistance front and Iran have resolved to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in order to punish the Zionists and their supporters,' a regime official told state media. 

    The Trump administration has spent recent weeks trying to quell the fighting by brokering a temporary ceasefire between Benjamin Netanyahu's government and Lebanon, but those efforts have not succeeded.

    Oil markets went into a frenzy following news of the ceasefire's collapse, with crude prices climbing more than six percent.

Trump was reportedly not happy with Israeli prime minister  Benjamin Netanyahu:

    Donald Trump reportedly called Benjamin Netanyahu 'f***ing crazy' on a phone call just before the President announced a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. 

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    However, Trump issued a note of hopeful skepticism: 'Let's see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!'

    Before the statement, the pair reportedly had a tense exchange during a phone call regarding escalating conflict in Lebanon between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah. 

    A source told Axios that at one point, Trump bluntly asked Netanyahu: 'What the f*** are you doing?' 

    Trump eventually went off on the prime minister, directly stating that Netanyahu would be jailed without him. 

    'You're f***ing crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,' he reportedly said. 

    Two sources told the outlet that Trump accused Netanyahu of being ungrateful to him and that making good on threats to bomb Beirut would make things worse for Israel. 

    The sources hinted that Trump's rage was driven by a belief that Israel's actions were making it harder to forge a peace deal with Iran. 

    Netanyahu later appeared to cast doubt on Trump's claim of a ceasefire, saying that his country would strike Beirut if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking Israel. 

As I expressed yesterday, I doubt that Iran is sincere about trying to reach a peace deal, but neither can we trust Israel's leaders.