Netanyahu Agree to Ceasefire? US Media Exposes Trump Raging Obscenities on Phone
After Iran announced it would suspend talks with the United States, Trump once again fell into his classic contradiction.
From May 31 to June 1, Trump’s emotions were highly unstable: on one hand, he claimed to have spoken with Netanyahu and a representative of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, both of whom assured him they would cease fire; on the other hand, U.S. media revealed that during the call, Trump shouted angrily at Netanyahu, accusing him of being “crazy” and “ungrateful.”
Meanwhile, on social media, Trump loudly proclaimed—almost as if losing control—that “Iran has surrendered,” only to later downplay the negative impact of Iran’s suspension of negotiations in interviews, casually stating that whether or not talks continue didn’t matter.
The reason behind Trump’s internal conflict is actually quite straightforward: his emotional breakdown is real, and his feigned calmness is also real.
The former stems from Netanyahu’s hardline stance on the ceasefire issue in Lebanon, which completely derailed the U.S.-Iran negotiation process. Iran’s decision to halt dialogue dashed America’s hopes of avoiding war once again. The international oil price is bound to keep rising, triggering a chain reaction including a decline in Trump’s approval ratings.
As for the feigned calmness, it serves to send a signal to the market that “the impact is minimal,” aiming to stabilize oil prices and prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.
Now, Trump finds himself stuck in an awkward dilemma: unable to fight and unable to negotiate. He urgently wants to end the conflict—not only due to oil pressure and midterm election considerations, but also because the United States will be celebrating its 250th anniversary from June to July this year. If war shadows the nation during this milestone celebration, it would severely undermine Trump’s narrative of victory and success.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1866861774786633/
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