John J. Mearsheimer

But they did run a very nice piece on me by Bob Kaplan after that experience.

So I can't say that I've always been treated badly by the law.

in terms of supporting Israel at every turn and suppressing criticism of Israel as best he can is in Israel's interest.

I just want to make it clear, I think he's fundamentally wrong.

And I think it's people like him and the Bill Ackmans of the world who are doing enormous damage to Israel.

I think at this point in time where we are is that President Trump is desperate to get a settlement.

He understands the economic consequences of this war going on for a few more months with the straits closed,

would be disastrous.

He's got to get a deal.

And not just simply for economic reasons, but for political reasons as well.

The midterm elections are coming up, and he runs the great danger that if the economy is tanked by November—

that both the House and the Senate will be run by the Democrats, and he will get impeached and found to be guilty.

So he wants to avoid that, and of course he wants to avoid crashing the international economy for obvious reasons.

So he's desperate.

You can see it in his face.

You can see it in his actions.

The problem that he faces is that he can't get the Iranians to accept what is from an American and an Israeli point of view a favorable deal.

The Iranians are now in the driver's seat.

The Iranians started this war on February 28th.

of this year in a much weaker position than they are in now.