Trump’s Political Interests Appear to Ignore Consideration for his ally Israel. - The Emerging Agreement Will Boost the Iranian Regime’s fortunes - possibly at Israel’s Expense

By: Joseph Puder

Friday, May 29, 2026…

President Donald Trump seems to espouse the words of 19th Century British Prime Minister, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, who noted, “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.”

Israel - not the Europeans, Canadians, or Australians, nor any of America’s Middle-Eastern Muslim “allies” - stood with the US in the war against Iran. Israel, a true and dependable ally, fought effectively alongside the US against the theocratic regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is the world’s leading state sponsor of global terror he has largely excluded Israel from the Pakistani- mediated framework agreement with Iran.

According to the Times of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told confidants, in private conversations, that Israel has little ability to influence US President Donald Trump’s decision making on Iran as the president negotiates a deal in the nearly three-month-old war.  According to two sources who spoke to Reuters, Netanyahu expressed concern about the memorandum of understanding currently being negotiated.

Let us be clear, Ayatollah Khomeini was viciously anti-American, even before taking power in 1979.  His departure leaves a legacy of infidel hatred and determination to destroy the “Great Satan” which his henchmen – the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Basij – are resolved to carry out.  Regardless of how many negotiations are held or American concessions made, success will never be reached in appeasing this extremist, theocratic regime. While Israel may be a closer geographic target for the Islamic Republic, the ultimate enemy is, and will always be, the US.  Consequently, the Islamic Republic is as much an American threat as it is an Israeli one.

The emerging agreement proposed ‌framework would unfold in three stages: Formally ending the war; Resolving the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and; Launching a 30-day window for negotiations on a broader agreement, which can be extended to 60 days. The Iranians, it seems, are much better negotiators than the Americans. They are able to keep dragging the ceasefire on, giving them enough time to rebuild their military and economic capacities.

Trump’s claim that the “deal” specifically hinges on the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is, in fact, legitimizing the Iranian regime.  The “deal” proves that the IRGC was able to overcome the pressures and military might of a superpower.  The incapacitated Supreme Leader, Mujtaba Khamenei, and his extremist IRGC leaders seems to be in control of the negotiations and, it is Trump who has to “bite his nails” before getting a response from the Iranians, who do not consider themselves defeated.

Trump’s political interests have superseded any principles regarding ending the reign of the evil regime that murdered 36,500 of its own civilians and threatened the region and the world with a nuclear bomb. Trump’s negotiators are opting for a quick deal that would open the Strait of Hormuz and bring down energy costs before the midterm elections and the World Cup games in the US. The Iranians demanded a price to be paid by the US for opening the Strait, postponing the negotiations over the nuclear issue. Thus, the Ayatollah regime is now under less pressure and Trump’s reputation is being held hostage by the Iranians. Under such circumstances, knowing that the Trump administration is politically constrained, and Trump is essentially reluctant to resume the war despite his repeated threats, the Iranian approach in subsequent negotiations will be to make minimum concessions on the nuclear issue while squeezing more American concessions.

The Iranian regime will patiently wait until Trump’s departure from the White House without provoking another attack and, it will use the time to reorganize without breaking the Memorandum of Understanding. The nuclear know-how and production capabilities would seemingly remain in Iran as part of the agreement and the regime will then rush to obtain a bomb, knowing that possessing a bomb will prevent another attack on its soil.

The emerging agreement between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic of Iran extremists excludes, from what we know so far, the dismantling of Iran’s long and medium range ballistic missiles and drones, which are a threat to the Gulf states, Europe, Israel (the little Satan) and, will ultimately be to the US. Apparently, the deal might also include an Iranian demand to end the hostilities in Lebanon, thus tying Israel’s hands to retaliate against Hezbollah’s provocative attacks on Israel and, US agreement to unfreeze Iranian funds which would enable Iran to restore funding to its proxies.

Naturally, what we know about the emerging agreement comes primarily from the media, and there is always the possibility that Trump might conclude that he need not worry about reelection and would choose to forge a legacy as the person (president) who saved America and the West from Islamic (Iranian) nuclear terror. He has proven to be tougher than his predecessors in dealing with Iran - including his abandonment of Obama’s JCPOA nuclear deal that paved the way for the Islamic Republic to build a nuclear bomb. Trump must remember his promise to the Iranian people to free them from the oppressive and genocidal Ayatollahs. To his credit, Trump asked the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords and make peace with Israel.

Israel must make it clear, albeit, in a non-confrontational way to Trump that it reserves the right to protect itself from threats near and far and, his must be part of the final agreement with Iran.