Hussein Ibish

Yes. I think he's trying to reduce American exposure and involvement in conflicts in the region. Not in the region, but in regional conflicts. So, for example, the lifting of sanctions on Syria is a response to Gulf countries saying to him, in effect, You say you want us to handle our problems, fine. We want to invest in Syria and build.

Yes. I think he's trying to reduce American exposure and involvement in conflicts in the region. Not in the region, but in regional conflicts. So, for example, the lifting of sanctions on Syria is a response to Gulf countries saying to him, in effect, You say you want us to handle our problems, fine. We want to invest in Syria and build.

We can't have any influence in Syria if we don't spend money there because we don't have a militia or an army in Syria. The only way to get their attention is by investing in reconstruction and in other services where we can build constituencies of friends who will represent our interests and by extension yours.

We can't have any influence in Syria if we don't spend money there because we don't have a militia or an army in Syria. The only way to get their attention is by investing in reconstruction and in other services where we can build constituencies of friends who will represent our interests and by extension yours.

We can't have any influence in Syria if we don't spend money there because we don't have a militia or an army in Syria. The only way to get their attention is by investing in reconstruction and in other services where we can build constituencies of friends who will represent our interests and by extension yours.

And we can't do that if every time we write a check, we have to worry about the Treasury Department slamming us. So if you want us to handle our business, you've got to take these sanctions off. The deal with the Houthis in Yemen is undoubtedly directly connected to another conflict ending or conflict containing policy of Trump, which is the negotiations with Iran.

And we can't do that if every time we write a check, we have to worry about the Treasury Department slamming us. So if you want us to handle our business, you've got to take these sanctions off. The deal with the Houthis in Yemen is undoubtedly directly connected to another conflict ending or conflict containing policy of Trump, which is the negotiations with Iran.

And we can't do that if every time we write a check, we have to worry about the Treasury Department slamming us. So if you want us to handle our business, you've got to take these sanctions off. The deal with the Houthis in Yemen is undoubtedly directly connected to another conflict ending or conflict containing policy of Trump, which is the negotiations with Iran.

Trump definitely wants a deal with the Iranians, another version. of the Obama peace deal, which he railed against, but is trying to resurrect, but he wants it to be longer and stronger and tougher on Iran. And he can get all of that because of what happened to the Iranians under Biden. I mean, he'll never give Biden the credit,

Trump definitely wants a deal with the Iranians, another version. of the Obama peace deal, which he railed against, but is trying to resurrect, but he wants it to be longer and stronger and tougher on Iran. And he can get all of that because of what happened to the Iranians under Biden. I mean, he'll never give Biden the credit,

Trump definitely wants a deal with the Iranians, another version. of the Obama peace deal, which he railed against, but is trying to resurrect, but he wants it to be longer and stronger and tougher on Iran. And he can get all of that because of what happened to the Iranians under Biden. I mean, he'll never give Biden the credit,

for having put Iran in this situation, but it was under his presidency that Iran was crippled in its regional status. And the biggest blow by miles was the Turkish-engineered downfall of Assad in Syria. That's why letting the Saudis and the Emiratis and others do what they can in Syria without sanctions is part of that.

for having put Iran in this situation, but it was under his presidency that Iran was crippled in its regional status. And the biggest blow by miles was the Turkish-engineered downfall of Assad in Syria. That's why letting the Saudis and the Emiratis and others do what they can in Syria without sanctions is part of that.

for having put Iran in this situation, but it was under his presidency that Iran was crippled in its regional status. And the biggest blow by miles was the Turkish-engineered downfall of Assad in Syria. That's why letting the Saudis and the Emiratis and others do what they can in Syria without sanctions is part of that.

He needs to take advantage of this moment of Iranian weakness and the fact that they need 20, 25 years to rebuild their power and to rethink their national security strategy, because it was all based on the idea that Arab militia groups led by Hezbollah in Lebanon would provide a powerful forward defense. against Israel and ultimately the United States. And that was tested and proved untrue.

He needs to take advantage of this moment of Iranian weakness and the fact that they need 20, 25 years to rebuild their power and to rethink their national security strategy, because it was all based on the idea that Arab militia groups led by Hezbollah in Lebanon would provide a powerful forward defense. against Israel and ultimately the United States. And that was tested and proved untrue.

He needs to take advantage of this moment of Iranian weakness and the fact that they need 20, 25 years to rebuild their power and to rethink their national security strategy, because it was all based on the idea that Arab militia groups led by Hezbollah in Lebanon would provide a powerful forward defense. against Israel and ultimately the United States. And that was tested and proved untrue.

Hezbollah was decimated by Israel. So Iran is in very bad shape. It needs to rethink everything and it needs time. And Trump understands this and Trump wants a deal because he doesn't want to be put in a situation of having to confront the Iranians militarily. And Iran wants a deal. And the only country left that doesn't want such a deal is Israel. With Obama, the Arabs were totally against it.

Hezbollah was decimated by Israel. So Iran is in very bad shape. It needs to rethink everything and it needs time. And Trump understands this and Trump wants a deal because he doesn't want to be put in a situation of having to confront the Iranians militarily. And Iran wants a deal. And the only country left that doesn't want such a deal is Israel. With Obama, the Arabs were totally against it.

Hezbollah was decimated by Israel. So Iran is in very bad shape. It needs to rethink everything and it needs time. And Trump understands this and Trump wants a deal because he doesn't want to be put in a situation of having to confront the Iranians militarily. And Iran wants a deal. And the only country left that doesn't want such a deal is Israel. With Obama, the Arabs were totally against it.