Speaking on Wednesday at The Asia Society, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says that he does not believe that President Trump wants a war in Iran, citing Trump’s promise “not to waste another $7 trillion” in the Middle East.
That said, Zarif said he believes that Trump aims to ‘bring us to our knees to talk,” while contrasting him with John Bolton and his “B team” who are angling for “regime change at the very least” in Iran.
Zarif linked Bolton to the Saudi crown prince, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Abu Dhabi crown prince, saying they are all looking for a pretext to convince Trump to take “crazy and adventurous” actions.
Zarif said this didn’t amount to a crisis yet, but that it was making the situation very dangerous, and that accidents could have unforeseen consequences for both sides.
Trump wants regime change too. He just wants it by different means. Bringing someone to their knees to talk does not bode well for the possibility of anything but total capitulation to Bibi’s, ooops, I mean our demands.
The whole world is confused and afraid of this administration, just hoping to survive until its time is up.
Why does Trump always talk like some mob boss from New York City or Tel Aviv?
Russian mob.
The good cop would have them starve, steal their money, then demand a thank you very much. Bad cop, just kill em and burn their house down.
Psychotic cop, sociopathic cop. Or is it the other way around? Either way….
FIRE BOLTON!!!
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I’ve been calling on Trump to fire Bonkers Bolton (along with Pompous Pompeo) since mid-December, right after the pair started undermining his agenda of pulling ALL US troops out of Syria.
Bonkers is the worst of the two; he’s a very close buddy of the most corrupt PM in Israel’s 71-year history – Bibzy Nutty&Yahoo – and has been informing Nutty&Yahoo about Trump’s plans to pull out of Syria, then Afghanistan and Iraq.
The real truth about the so-called “relationship” between the two leaders is their contempt for one another. Nutty&Yahoo wants to issue Trump his marching orders from Jerusalem, but Trump wants out of the Middle East. All Trump needs to do is fire Bonkers Bolton immediately and watch Pompous Pompeo closely, keeping him out of any further talks with the North Koreans (the last talks he had with them were disastrous, and they don’t want any more talks with him).
Thats easy to say. But Trump has to work around a huge number of minefields. I believe he wants peace. it’s why he ran. Look at the deep state enemies he has been fighting off. I can’t see how he is still standing. The Iranian is right. He sounds like a bright man.
….Out of a cannon. Into the sun.
I know I’ve made that joke before but it still hasn’t gotten old to me yet. Sadly, it hasn’t gotten any less necessary either.
Right! It’s the only way to be sure.
Exactly! Finally, somebody gets it.
Zarif is woke.
Israel is always willing to hold America’s coat while the US does the fighting.
I have a better idea: tell Israel to F off.