Iran-Israel conflict cools, but this is not the reset Trump wanted
The Islamic Republic is battered but not definitively defeated. Israel and the US, then, need to find alternative ways of securing lasting peace in the region.
“The 12-day war” has a certain ring to it. By giving the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US that title, Donald Trump is doing two things.
First, the US president is trying to draw a definitive line under the fighting. Second, he is suggesting that the past 12 days of warfare will be a reordering moment for the Middle East – similar to the six-day war of 1967, in which Israel defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
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Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
