{"id":580206,"date":"2026-08-10T08:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/580206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:26:11","slug":"trumps-statements-on-iran-negotiations-ignite-debate-over-while-house-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/580206\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s statements on Iran negotiations ignite debate over While House policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The announcement by US President Donald Trump<\/a> that Washington intends to \u201clow-key it\u201d on the Iran issue has reignited debate over the White House\u2019s changing policy toward the ayatollah regime.<\/p>\n

Suleiman Maswadeh, a commentator for Channel 13 News, addressed the developments in a conversation on 103FM, warning that even the current statement does not necessarily indicate the direction the American president will choose going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve stopped being worried or getting excited about Trump\u2019s statements. Tomorrow it could be different, and the day after tomorrow he could change course again. Tomorrow he could declare war, and three days later announce a deal, and next week it could flip again,\u201d Maswadeh said.<\/p>\n

According to him, one of the considerations influencing Trump is the domestic political arena in the United States, particularly the midterm elections to be held in November. Maswadeh noted that from the outset it was clear that these elections would pose a significant political challenge for the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom day one, we talked about how the midterm elections were problematic and troubling elections. The midterms are only in November. I think Trump is currently pleased with the economic siege imposed on Iran and the damage it is doing to their economy. I don\u2019t know how pleased Israel will be with this, but when the Iranian people are hungry and reduced to living on bread alone, the Revolutionary Guards will grow stronger. Trump has chosen a side. I don\u2019t want to say the side of the Arab states, but that\u2019s the situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"USUS President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026 (credit: REUTERS\/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)<\/p>\n

Maswadeh also pointed to what he described as a gap between the aspirations presented at the beginning of the negotiations and the current situation. \u201cLook at the fiasco,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were at the memorandum of understanding<\/a>, which was supposed to be the path toward a comprehensive agreement. Now we\u2019re talking about an agreement that is actually below the level of the memorandum of understanding, and it isn\u2019t even between the United States and Iran. It\u2019s between Oman and Iran – and even that still isn\u2019t happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the relatively reassuring statements currently coming from Washington, Maswadeh believes the possibility of escalation remains on the table, mainly because of Trump\u2019s unpredictable nature and provocative statements from Tehran.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump could decide that his ego has been hurt so badly that he has to return to war. With him, anything is possible. The Iranians are really humiliating him. I feel like they\u2019re practically begging Trump to attack them. Every day there\u2019s another statement from another senior official saying, \u2018We humiliated the United States, we achieved what we wanted.\u2019 The reality is somewhat farther from what they portray. The Iranians are liars. Their economy has been hit very hard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Israel in strong position in Gaza, despite Hamas rebuilding strength<\/p>\n

Later in the conversation, Maswadeh turned to the Israeli arena and the situation in the Gaza Strip, against the backdrop of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s opposition to the 15-point plan<\/a> for the future of the Strip. According to him, on the military front, Israel is currently in a strong position on the ground, even though Hamas has not yet been defeated.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a security standpoint, Israel\u2019s situation in Gaza is very good. People will say that Hamas is still standing, and that\u2019s true. In terms of territory, Israel controls almost 70% of the Gaza Strip. That is an enormous number. Huge percentages. This is the most densely populated area in the world, and that was before the IDF controlled 70% of the territory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he warned that Hamas is continuing a gradual process of rebuilding and strengthening. According to him, the smuggling network is not operating on the scale it once did, but the organization still retains significant ability to control everyday life in the Strip.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for the strengthening of the terrorist organization, that\u2019s true. It is growing stronger little by little. The smuggling isn\u2019t what it used to be, but little by little it is coming back. It controls the economy, what enters the Strip, the markets, and taxation. It still has the ability to exert control. In terms of weapons, it still has the weapons it has kept,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rambam staff allegations tied to Likud primaries<\/p>\n

Toward the end, Maswadeh also addressed allegations raised<\/a> against members of the medical staff at Rambam Health Care Campus. In his view, the public attention surrounding the issue is largely connected to internal political struggles within Likud.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking about this story for one reason only: there are Likud primaries. This time it is particularly blatant, and it is one of the most dangerous things you can do, especially when it comes from the defense minister. If there was any harm to IDF soldiers, they should investigate it. And if it happened, conclusions should be drawn.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The announcement by US President Donald Trump that Washington intends to \u201clow-key it\u201d on the Iran issue has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[54,69,51,42,87,53065,21453,21141,1486,43,40,38,41,39,1032],"class_list":["post-580206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza-strip","tag-hamas","tag-headlines","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps","tag-likud","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}