But if Israel’s strikes are a humiliation for anyone, it is US president Donald Trump, who had made clear both privately and publicly that he did not want Israel – one of America’s closest allies in the world – to launch the attack. The US had been due to hold talks with Iran on Sunday, a process now undermined, potentially fatally, by the actions of Israel.
In other words, Israel is reliant on the US being on its side. And despite that, its government felt confident that it could publicly and spectacularly disregard the wishes of Donald Trump, undermine his negotiations, and get away with it. As public displays of disrespect towards an ally go, there are few cases to match it.
Trump famously claimed on more than 50 occasions that he would be able to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on “day one” of his presidency. He suggested that Hamas would not have dared to carry out the atrocities of 7 October if he were in the presidency. He promised to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Gaza within days.
To an unusual extent, Trump made America’s position on the world stage a major part of his pitch for the presidency, promising he could deliver unprecedented wins and denigrating the performance of Biden.
Trump’s idea that tariffs would deliver quick results have similarly come to nothing. The US briefly raised tariffs to China as high as 145 per cent, only to back down with zero concessions from China. Trump introduced and then suspended worldwide tariffs promising “90 trade deals in 90 days”, but so far has struggled to sign even a single one.
In his desperate search for something he could sign, or anything he could sell to the American people as a win, Trump was exploring signing an Iranian nuclear deal similar to the one agreed by Barack Obama – which Trump withdrew from during his first term. Trump would surely have pretended an agreement was somehow new, different and better, but now even this option is lost to him, as Israel has essentially done what it wished and dared the President to do anything about it.
The consequence is an America that is flailing, insulting its allies for no purpose, and flattering its enemies for nothing in return. Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to publicly show up Trump is the most blatant humiliation inflicted on Trump to date, but it is an inevitable consequence of the President’s own empty bluster. The man truly believes himself to be the world’s greatest negotiator has across the world, and has come back with nothing. That must be quite the blow to the ego.
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