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Middle East expert: Trump starting to realize Israel doesn’t want peace

Donald Trump's USA

Published June 25, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Trump needs to understand that Israel will never prioritize US interests first, observes Trita Parsi.
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President Donald Trump is beginning to realize that Israel does not want peace – but is doing everything it can to drag the US into a major war with Iran. This is the conclusion of Middle East expert and political scientist Trita Parsi.

"If Trump wants peace and for the US and Iran to strike a deal, he has no choice but to FORCE Israel to accept that America has to put America first", he emphasizes.

In a widely shared video clip on social media, President Donald Trump launches a fierce attack on Israel shortly after the country intensified its bombing of Tehran just hours after Trump announced that the parties had agreed to a ceasefire.

– Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out, and they dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen. I’m not happy with Israel. When I say, 'Okay, now you have 12 hours', you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So, I’m not happy with them.

– I’m not happy with Iran either. But I’m really unhappy if Israel’s going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t land that was shot, perhaps by mistake, that didn’t land. I’m not happy about that. We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the [bleep] they’re doing. Do you understand that? said the visibly upset president to a journalist.

Even on his own platform, Truth Social, Trump sharpened his tone toward the Israelis and ordered them to stop the bombings.

"Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation. Bring your pilots home, now!" he wrote.

Photo: facsimile/Trump/Truth Social

Continued bombing

In a later post, Trump claimed that “Israel is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘plane wave’ to Iran".

"Nobody will be hurt, the ceasefire is in effect", he promised.

Shortly thereafter, however, Iranian news agencies reported that Israel had carried out attacks in the western part of the country. According to ISNA, explosions were heard near the cities of Babol and Babolsar, while the Mehr news agency said the projectiles struck an empty, uninhabited area.

Israeli officials told The Times of Israel that the IDF had carried out “a minor strike” against an Iranian radar north of Tehran in response to an earlier attack by Iran.

"The US must put its own interests first"

Swedish-Iranian political scientist and Middle East expert Trita Parsi has reacted to Trump's tone towards his closest ally and believes that Trump seems to be beginning to understand that Israel is not interested in creating peace in the region – and will do everything it can to drag the US into the war.

"Trump is also starting to discover the core of the problem: Israel doesn't want peace and doesn't want to allow the US to stay out of the war Israel unnecessarily started. If Trump wants peace and for the US and Iran to strike a deal, he has no choice but to force Israel to accept that America has to put America first ", he writes on X, continuing:

"If he doesn't, Netanyahu will make sure that Trump puts Israel first and drags the US into an endless war with Iran. There are no other choices".

In an interview with Democracy Now, Parsi elaborates on his reasoning. He believes that Trump is very frustrated that Israel is ignoring US directives and doing everything it can to escalate the conflict – and ensure that the US also intensifies its military involvement.

– Israel wants to continue this war. Israel wants only unilateral ceasefires in which it is allowed to continue to bomb the countries in question. That’s exactly what it has done in Gaza, that’s what it has done in Lebanon, and they wanted the same thing here. And they wanted to make sure that the United States could not keep itself out of the war that Israel unnecessarily started, Parsi assesses.

Believes Trump has genuine intentions

He believes that Trump is genuine in his desire to reach a sustainable ceasefire agreement and put an end to the fighting – but that the president has chosen the wrong path and methods.

– I think he was genuine about getting the ceasefire, staying out of this. We have seen the revolt that has taken place in large parts of his own base. And now, he’s discovering that the Israelis, at the end of the day, wanted to drag him to this point in order to keep him in the war, not allow him to get out of the war or not allowing a peace or a ceasefire to break out.

Initially, the bombing campaign against Iran was said to be about preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons – a message repeated by neoconservatives and Israeli voices for over 40 years.

However, Israeli representatives and Republicans soon began declaring that the Iranian regime must be overthrown, by force if necessary, and replaced with a more pro-Israel and Western-friendly government. Even Trump has expressed support on social media for forcing regime change in Iran, which has led to harsh criticism from his own voter base.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/bolton-indicted-shared-top-secret-information-with-family/

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Bolton indicted – shared top secret information with family

Donald Trump's USA

Published October 17, 2025 – By Editorial staff
John Bolton has consistently argued for an aggressive and hawkish American foreign policy.
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Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted for storing top secret documents in his home and sharing classified information with family members. Bolton's hacked email account also gave unidentified hackers access to sensitive material.

The neoconservative figure John Bolton, who served as National Security Advisor during President Donald Trump's first term and later became one of his sharpest critics, was indicted on Thursday for violations related to handling classified documents.

The indictment suggests that secret information was exposed when hackers – allegedly linked to the Iranian regime – broke into Bolton's email account. A representative for Bolton informed the FBI in 2021 about the hack, according to prosecutors, but did not disclose that he had shared classified information via the account or that the hackers now had access to government secrets.

Bolton denied the charges in a defiant statement.

— Now, I have become the latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those he deems to be his enemies with charges that were declined before or distort the facts.

The indictment alleges that Bolton, between 2018 and August of this year, shared more than 1,000 pages of diary-like notes containing top secret information with two family members – identified as his wife and daughter. The material included information from meetings with US government officials, intelligence documents, and conversations with foreign leaders.

After sending one document, Bolton wrote to his relatives: "None of which we talk about!!!" In response, one of the relatives wrote: "Shhhhh", prosecutors state.

— There is one tier of justice for all Americans. Anyone who abuses a position of power and jeopardizes our national security will be held accountable. No one is above the law, commented Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Neoconservative war hawk

Bolton's attorney Abbe Lowell said that the underlying facts were investigated and resolved several years ago, and that the charges concern parts of Bolton's personal diaries from his 45-year career in government.

He suggests that the case is linked to the Department of Justice's failed attempt to block the publication of his 2020 book, "The Room Where It Happened", which portrayed Trump as deeply ignorant about foreign policy.

— These charges are not just about his focus on me or my diaries, but his intensive effort to intimidate his opponents, to ensure that he alone determines what is said about his conduct, Bolton claimed.

Bolton has, throughout his long career in Republican foreign policy circles, become known as a neoconservative war hawk with hardline views on American military power.

He was, among other things, a strong advocate for the Iraq War and has consistently argued for an aggressive foreign policy toward Iran and North Korea. Trump once called him a "crazy" warmonger who would have led the country into "World War Six".

When President Trump was asked about the indictment of his former National Security Advisor, he responded that he was not aware of it.

— I didn't know that. You're telling me for the first time, but I think he's, you know, a bad person. I think he's a bad guy. Yeah, he's a bad guy. Too bad. But that's the way it goes, the president stated.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/trump-plans-to-prioritize-white-refugees/

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Trump plans to prioritize white refugees

Donald Trump's USA

Published October 16, 2025 – By Editorial staff
The Trump administration is considering a radical transformation of the US refugee program.
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The Trump administration is considering sweeping changes to the US refugee system that would give priority to English-speaking, white South Africans and regime-critical Europeans.

According to internal documents obtained by the New York Times, the program would be transformed from primarily accepting refugees from Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the world to focusing more on white refugees.

The proposals were presented to the White House in April and July by officials from the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. President Trump has previously ordered agencies to investigate whether refugee resettlement serves US interests and paused the entire program on his first day in office.

The proposed changes emphasize whether applicants can adapt to the US, and refugees would be instructed to participate in courses on "American history and values" as well as "respect for cultural norms".

Trump is recommended to prioritize Europeans who have "targeted for peaceful expression of views online such as opposition to mass migration or support for 'populist' political parties".

Trump has already granted priority status to Afrikaners, the white population group that once ruled South Africa's apartheid regime. Trump has claimed they face racial persecution, an assertion that South African government officials reject.

Drastic reduction

According to the documents, US refugee resettlement has made the country far too "multicultural".

"The sharp increase in diversity has reduced the level of social trust essential for the functioning of a democratic polity", the documents state.

Trump plans to reduce the number of refugees from 125,000 to 7,500 per year. The administration also proposes that hundreds of thousands of people already in the application process should have their applications terminated.

— It should come as no surprise that the State Department is implementing the priorities of the duly elected president of the United States, commented Thomas Pigott, spokesman for the State Department.

Anger over the plans

Reports that the US may focus more on white refugees have been met with anger and outrage from refugee activists and left-liberal figures.

Barbara L. Strack, former chief of the refugee division at US Citizenship and Immigration Services, is among many who are highly critical of the proposals:

— It reflects a preexisting notion among some in the Trump administration as to who are the true Americans, she laments, continuing:

— And they think it's white people and they think it's Christians.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/trumps-largest-donor-refused-to-answer-the-question-do-you-love-the-usa-or-israel-more/

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Trump’s largest donor refused to answer the question: “Do you love the USA or Israel more?”

The Israel lobby

Published October 14, 2025 – By Editorial staff
President Donald Trump receives a menorah from Miriam and Sheldon Adelson at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019.
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During his speech in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Monday, Donald Trump drew attention to his largest financial backer, Israeli-American casino magnate Miriam Adelson – and simultaneously revealed a sensitive question he had asked her.

— Look at her sitting there so innocently," he said. "I'm going to get her in trouble with this — but I actually asked her once, 'So Miriam: I know you love Israel. What do you love more, the United States or Israel?' She refused to answer. That means that might be an issue, I must say, Trump said to muted laughter in the parliament.

Adelson, who was sitting in the gallery, received a standing ovation when Trump praised her support for Israel and noted that she had made "more trips to the White House than anybody else".

The 80-year-old invested $106 million in her pro-Trump super PAC Preserve America ahead of the 2024 election. Together with her late husband Sheldon, the Adelson family has donated over $600 million to Trump's three presidential campaigns and other Republican candidates since 2015.

After her husband's death in 2021, Miriam took over majority control of Las Vegas Sands, which operates major casinos in Singapore and Macau. She also owns one of Israel's most widely read newspapers, Israel Hayom, and the basketball team Dallas Mavericks. Her fortune is estimated at over $60 billion.

Committed Zionist

Born in Tel Aviv in 1945 to Jewish immigrants from Poland, Adelson trained as a physician before becoming one of the Republican Party's most important financiers. As a committed Zionist, she has long used her economic influence to shape US policy toward Israel.

The Adelson family was instrumental in getting Trump to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize Israeli control over the Golan Heights, and Trump awarded Miriam the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

Her rhetoric hardened further after the attack on October 7, 2023.

"Foreign fans of Hamas are our enemies, the ideological enablers in the West of those who would go to any length to eradicate us from the Middle East. And, as such, they should be dead to us", she wrote in her own newspaper.

At a campaign event in September, she urged Jewish voters to support Trump "in gratitude for everything he has done and trust in everything he will yet do".

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https://nordictimes.com/world/trump-signs-order-to-label-antifa-a-terrorist-organization/

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Trump signs order to label Antifa a terrorist organization

Donald Trump's USA

Published September 23, 2025 – By Editorial staff
Antifa is linked to a long series of violent acts in the United States - including deadly ones.
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As promised, Donald Trump has signed an order classifying Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. The White House describes the network as "radical Left terrorists that aim to overthrow the government through violence and agitation".

In a press release, it states that the order is part of the Trump administration's tougher stance against what it describes as "an epidemic of radical left-wing violence".

"This is a time that demands fearless and courageous leadership — not moral cowardice, indecision, or the lack of fortitude to call this what it is", the White House writes in the statement.

As grounds for the decision, the administration presents a comprehensive list of what it describes as Antifa-related violence in recent years.

Trump's administration highlights several deadly and violent incidents, including shootings against federal officials where an officer was shot in the neck at an ICE facility in Texas in July 2025, as well as the murder of a Trump supporter in Portland in 2020.

Bombings and murders

The administration also points to bomb attacks, such as when an explosive device detonated outside the Alabama Attorney General's office in 2024, and attacks with Molotov cocktails against police at training facilities.

A recurring example is the occupation of parts of the Capitol Hill area in Seattle in 2020, where activists declared an "autonomous zone" which according to the White House led to several deaths and violent clashes with police. The administration also describes how ICE facilities have repeatedly been attacked, including an attempt in 2019 to ignite a 500-liter propane tank at a facility in Tacoma, Washington.

The White House argues that these events show a pattern of escalating violence aimed at overthrowing the government and attacking the justice system. It also lists other acts of violence linked to the "radical left", including the assassination attempts against Trump in Pennsylvania and Florida in 2024, to underscore what it sees as a growing threat from the far left.

Difficult to implement

How the terrorist classification will be practically implemented remains unclear, not least since Antifa is a loosely organized network without central organization, making it difficult to define who belongs to the group. The violent network describes itself as anti-fascist and has no formal leadership or membership registry.

The decision will likely also face legal challenges and protests from left-wing groups who argue that such a classification could violate freedom of speech and freedom of association under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Trump promised during the election campaign to take forceful action against what he described as the left-wing violence that has long plagued the country, and today's order is regarded by his supporters as an important step in that direction.

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