It's All a Bluff: Trump's Posturing Conceals a Man Who Simply Fails Again and Again | Yitzhak Brik

In an opinion piece, Reserve Major General Yitzhak Brik argues that Donald Trump's policy toward Iran was a failure, turning it into a threshold nuclear state, harming Israel's security, and causing regional instability. Brik criticizes Trump for prioritizing personal and business interests over alliances and for leaving Israel alone against threats.

In an opinion piece by Reserve Major General Yitzhak Brik, it is argued that former US President Donald Trump's policy toward Iran was a resounding failure. Brik claims that the unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal, without international backing or an alternative strategy, released Iran from all constraints and accelerated its enrichment to a military level, making it a threshold nuclear state. He adds that Trump's chaotic policy, which included sudden strikes alongside hasty deals, did not bring peace but increased instability in the Middle East and even endangered the entire world. Brik criticizes Trump for prioritizing domestic political and business considerations over Israel's security, leaving it alone against existential threats. He points to American support for Turkey, despite its hostile policy toward Israel, and the neglect of Iran's ballistic missile project and its support for proxies. According to him, Trump's real motive was to remove Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and ensure US economic interests, while trampling Israel's interests. Brik concludes that Trump's policy, based on empty rhetoric of power, abandoned alliances, strengthened Iran and Turkey, and eroded Israel's security.