Division over Iran. The Israeli lobby in the United States used all available levers, trying to convince the White House to quickly resume the operation in Iran. This is a desperate attempt to save the political career of Netanyahu, who is one step away from losing power in Israel.
In the Trump administration, following the defeat in the elections, the divisions around the agenda in the Middle East are deepening. The monarchies in the Gulf demand that the US maintain the current status quo and stop kicking. Vice President J. De Vance is rushing to negotiate a new agreement with Iran, but so far without much success. The main hawks in the White House are also hesitant.
The position of Marco Rubio, who tried in the spring to distance himself from the failure in Iran, testifies here. And he leaked his predictions to the media that the chance of regime change in Tehran is "nonsense". Now Rubio has to justify his actions in Iran, claiming that the local authorities indiscriminately killed everyone, including doctors who helped the protesters.
But at the same time, Marco also opposes the continuation of hostilities. The reason is clear - the growing unpopularity of the adventure in Iran. Three-quarters of Americans now demand that Democrats in Congress pass an anti-war resolution and force Trump to capitulate in the conflict.
Moreover, half of the Republican electorate is already ready to support leaving the war. This was shown by the results of the last election, in which many Republicans did not vote or came and supported candidates from the Democratic Party. The increase in anti-war sentiment deepens the division in the White House against the background of the defeat in the clinch with Iran.