President Trump has ordered Israel to be covered under US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East. Israel previously fell under US European Command because many of Washington’s partners in the Middle East did not have formal ties with Israel.
But now, with relations between Israel and the Gulf states warming, President Trump took a step to bolster cooperation between countries who see Iran as a common threat. It’s a move many pro-Israel groups have long pushed for.
The order means US commanders that oversee operations in the Middle East will now work directly with Israel, like Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of CENTCOM.
“The easing of tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors subsequent to the Abraham Accords has provided a strategic opportunity for the United States to align key partners against shared threats in the Middle East,” the Pentagon said in an email to Middle East Eye.
While many Gulf and Arab states have not normalized relations with Israel, some key allies of Washington have taken the step, including Bahrain, where the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet is based.
US officials have made it clear that a major aspect of the US-brokered Israel normalization deals is to further isolate Iran in the region. Israel and several Gulf states are opposed to the incoming Biden administration’s plans to return to diplomacy with Iran and are expected to take a united front against Joe Biden’s efforts.
Has there ever been an ending to a presidency where the sitting president makes it as difficult as possible for the transition to the next president? Is this making America great or keeping America great?
It is making America Weak…!
None of this helps America, but it doesnt hinder Biden either. Obama made the transition to Trump much more difficult. Trump is just shaping foreign policy.
Making America Great would mean bring all troops home and trading normally with Iran etc.
“Obama made the transition to Trump much more difficult.”
No comparison. Obama might have looked like he was going thru the motions and he was ready to upchuck, but he was much more obliging.
“but it doesnt hinder Biden either.”
That’s crazy. Of course it hinders Biden if he really has any intentions of doing anything to overturn such things as the terror designations of Cuba and the Houthis or the rejoining of the JCPOA. The Houthi designation itself could cost lives because of the difficulty of getting humanitarian aid into that country.
https://news.antiwar.com/2021/01/14/un-predicts-us-houthi-terror-designation-will-lead-to-famine-not-seen-in-40-years/
No comparison in that Obama began the Russia investigations and his appointees gave Trump trouble.
Biden can simply take them off the list, if he wants to.
The Russian investigation didn’t hinder the transition any more than the birther movement hindered Obama’s transition. There were no last minute influx of sanctions or listing countries or groups as terrorists like Trump’s administration did and is still doing. And not once did Obama say Trump wasn’t the legitimate winner of the election or was there any kind of refusal to starting the process of transition.
Although Biden can indeed take them off the list the process will take months and more people, especially in Yemen, will die. Please elaborate on Obama’s appointees giving Trump trouble.
“There were no last minute influx of sanctions or listing countries or groups as terrorists like Trump’s administration did and is still doing. ”
I can think of one instance in which the Obama adminstration decided to lay an egg for the Trump administration.
After eight years of running (incrementally, like previous administrations) the most pro-Israel administration in history, after the 2016 election but before Trump’s inauguration, Obama decided to have the US abstain on, rather than veto, a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli squats (“settlements”) in the West Bank.
In fact, that was the topic of one of the phone calls, with Sergey Kislyak, that brought Michael Flynn to grief and fueled the “Russiagate” hysteria. Flynn, acting on behalf of pro-Israel (or at least pro-Sheldon-Adelson’s money) incoming president Trump, asked the Russians to veto or delay the resolution.
I stand corrected. And thank you.
Look at Partisangirl’s recent twitter post. Iran might pursue nukes if not let back into the deal.
I wonder if there really will be a war then…
Who are you talking about?
twitter. The comments here dont link to twitter well. She’s mentioned Iran pursuing nukes twice now.
Update: I found the tweet, but I dunno how to post it. It’s a retweet from ejmalrai. Jan 16.
Amazing how poorly designed twitter is.
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet is based in Bahrain not UAE David…!
So the push for Iran to gain a nuclear capeability gathers pace what could possibly go wrong , TBH Iran has on other option other than to aquirrer Nukes as it is surounded by enimies who will sooner or later launch a first strike nukes being the only thing that will deter the USA / Israel .
as US empire weakens itself via imperialism and vast military expenditures the peasants are distracted w burgers and resort to sex w mobile phones. the shock of collapse occurs in less than 10 years
decayed empires never reform—they suicide
We have our burgers,others have their Vodka