qinbafrank|Nov 02, 2026 02:00
Netanyahu is again urging Trump to take action, but this time Trump resisted the lobbying. Trump likely spoke with Netanyahu over the weekend, and Netanyahu again pressured him to resume the war against Iran. However, Trump currently prefers to proceed through negotiations rather than returning to military action and is not in a hurry to take action.
Trump is now employing a two-pronged strategy: on the one hand, through Vice President Vance's letter last week to Iranian officials and Qatari mediators, he is pushing for the resumption of direct US-Iran negotiations;
on the other hand, he is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, including a swift strike on nuclear sites such as "Pickaxe Mountain."
There is significant concern about a post-election attack on Iran. Last week, it was also discussed that continuing the attack would be unlikely to change anything. If only airstrikes are conducted without ground troops, it would be a repeat of what the US military did in March and April, unlikely to subdue Iran and with little effect;
Deploying ground troops, Trump himself knows, greatly increases the probability of getting bogged down and is even more counterproductive.
So, will there really be another attack after the midterm election? That remains to be seen.
The negotiations between Iran and Qatar in Doha these past two days have revealed that the focus remains on the previously mentioned disagreement: the difference isn't about the final terms, but rather who takes the first step.
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