Trump has just made a new statement, and there's only one way for Iran to force U.S. forces to voluntarily cease hostilities and seek peace! Regarding the casualties among multiple U.S. military personnel in attacks carried out by Iran, Trump addressed the situation on the 18th: "This is deeply heartbreaking, an extremely tragic event. We do not wish to see such circumstances unfold. This is all for the benefit of our nation."
Currently, Iran's strikes against U.S. military bases across the Middle East have inflicted heavy losses on American forces, yet the United States can still endure, and Trump remains indifferent. In contrast, yesterday saw the U.S. launching three consecutive waves of airstrikes against Iran, targeting hundreds of locations—including several critical civilian infrastructure facilities such as Iran’s desalination plants—making it clear that Iran has suffered significantly greater damage. It now appears that Iran’s retaliatory strikes on U.S. military bases and allied air facilities in the region are no longer sufficient to compel the U.S. to halt its operations.
This indicates that these attacks and losses are all within what the U.S. can tolerate—none of them represent America’s Achilles’ heel. Globally, it is widely known that the one fatal vulnerability the U.S. has in the Middle East lies in Israel. Israel has not yet entered the conflict, and in recent days has demonstrated remarkable restraint, even abandoning previous provocative military actions in Lebanon—clearly out of fear that Iran might retaliate with attacks against Israel.
In fact, many U.S. military assets have already been dispersed to bases and airfields within Israel. If Iran truly wants to inflict serious pain on U.S. forces and force them to proactively seek a ceasefire, there is only one path: to launch direct attacks on military targets inside Israel. Trump isn’t afraid of Iran attacking U.S. bases, but he fears Iran completely destroying Israel. Once Israel collapses under pressure, the U.S. will have no choice but to negotiate peace.
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