Elie Klutstein: The Iranian threat isn’t directed only at Israel, but also to the Americans and President Trump. Iran recognizes that the Lebanon issue is a friction point between Israel and the US, and it is trying to attack it in order to expand the split between the two countries They know Israel doesn’t want to stop its military campaign in Lebanon, and they are talking to President Trump, because they know he’s the one who can pressure Israel.
Trump doesn’t read the map well when it comes to the Iranians. He ought to have responded in a much firmer way to their aggressive acts in the Straight of Hormuz and when they attacked American ships and troops, and since he failed to do that – the Iranian are now bolder, and they have more courage to try expanding this method and force more concessions in the negotiations.
The full interview was published in Kan English, on June 8, 2026.
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