Middle East Crisis Iran War

Trump Regrets Nothing: “I Would Do It Again”

Attacking Iran may have been stupid but at the same time brave and smart, says Donald Trump, according to the New York Times. Despite the economic effects being felt and opinion polls showing that the war is unpopular with Americans, the president has no regrets.

– I would do it again.

During the war, the president told the Americans that it is not particularly long-lasting at all compared to the wars in Vietnam and Iraq.

US skeptical of Iran's proposal: "Did not pay a high enough price"

Iran's latest proposal in the negotiations with the US is that the issues of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear energy program be divided, two sources with insight told Axios.

First, the parties would negotiate how the strait can be opened and a permanent peace can be reached in Iran and Lebanon. Only after such an agreement is concluded would negotiations on the nuclear energy program begin.

According to Al Jazeera, in addition to a permanent peace, Iran is demanding, among other things, that sanctions against the country be lifted and that the US withdraw its troops from the area.

During the night towards Sunday, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he will look at the proposal shortly, but that he "cannot imagine that it is acceptable" because Iran "has not yet paid a high enough price for what they have done to humanity and the world".
 

Middle East Crisis  srael-Hezbollah
Israel razes towns in Lebanon – may be war crime

Israeli attacks have razed large parts of at least 12 villages and towns in Lebanon, writes the New York Times.

The newspaper has reviewed satellite images and other photo and video material from the area, and can conclude that the attacks have led to extensive damage to schools, hospitals and government buildings, among other things.

Israel says it is attacking targets with links to Hezbollah, and that it is using the same tactics as in Gaza. Critics, however, say the attacks may be criminal.

– Deliberately causing large-scale destruction of civilian buildings without the slightest military justification for the destruction is a war crime, says Human Rights Watch's Ramzi Kaiss to the newspaper.