https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-announc...00775.html
In so far as this turns out to be "real" it is great news. I myself am a bit of a skeptic. It may be possible to arrange a ceasefire but IMO arranging a "peace" agreement between Israel and Iran is going to be another thing entirely. Iran absolutely insists that it must be allowed to enrich uranium, allegedly for peaceful purposes. Israel is literally dead set against allowing Iran to do so. The US administration has vacillated between the two, but at last count we were in agreement with Israel. I see no way to square that circle. Even if the leadership of the two countries could reach a compromise, neither will do so because of the effect it would have on domestic politics. Since Iran is a dictatorship, maybe it could give in and survive the public opinion hit. While the Israeli public certainly wants peace, they tolerated this war because Netanyahu said no enrichment was a necessity. If he backs away from that position, I don't see how his government survives.
The second big problem is that Israel will insist that Iran stop supporting its proxies. Unless there is regime change, Iran isn't going to agree to that, and even if they did they would violate that agreement in the next week. I am not sure how one can forge a peace out of that fundamental difference in goals.
In so far as this turns out to be "real" it is great news. I myself am a bit of a skeptic. It may be possible to arrange a ceasefire but IMO arranging a "peace" agreement between Israel and Iran is going to be another thing entirely. Iran absolutely insists that it must be allowed to enrich uranium, allegedly for peaceful purposes. Israel is literally dead set against allowing Iran to do so. The US administration has vacillated between the two, but at last count we were in agreement with Israel. I see no way to square that circle. Even if the leadership of the two countries could reach a compromise, neither will do so because of the effect it would have on domestic politics. Since Iran is a dictatorship, maybe it could give in and survive the public opinion hit. While the Israeli public certainly wants peace, they tolerated this war because Netanyahu said no enrichment was a necessity. If he backs away from that position, I don't see how his government survives.
The second big problem is that Israel will insist that Iran stop supporting its proxies. Unless there is regime change, Iran isn't going to agree to that, and even if they did they would violate that agreement in the next week. I am not sure how one can forge a peace out of that fundamental difference in goals.