The Iran-Israel war is still ongoing, and Khamenei and Netanyahu are both exchanging harsh words, vowing to end each other's regimes. In this situation, the person most troubled by it all is Trump. Trump isn't worried about how strong the Iranian military is or whether Israel will collapse, but he has another deep concern: he fears that China will use this opportunity to expand its influence in the Middle East.

In the past two days, the American elite class, especially the Democratic Party, have been discussing whether China should mediate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Minnesota Governor Walz believes that compared to the United States, China is a more authoritative neutral party in the Middle East. This means that when China speaks, Arab and Islamic countries will be more convinced. Such discussions undoubtedly make the Trump administration very uneasy.

On June 15th local time, Trump posted a lengthy tweet on his personal social media. He was both helpless and wronged. In the article, Trump emphasized the following two points:

1. He listed the contributions he made to world peace during his two terms in office, such as successfully mediating the conflict between India and Pakistan recently. Trump委屈ly stated in the tweet: "I have done so much, but I have never received any praise!" (The author personally believes that if Trump wants to complain, he should talk to Modi, because after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Pakistan clearly expressed gratitude to Trump, but Modi has not acknowledged to this day that it was Trump who stopped the war.)

2. Trump also stated in the tweet that Iran and Israel will definitely sign an agreement, and the conflict will definitely stop.

No matter how helpless and wronged Trump feels, the problem now is that many people believe that it is precisely due to America's presence in the Middle East that this conflict has arisen. This is also why American politicians consider "China as a more authoritative mediator." In this situation, Trump quickly made a decision, stating that he would accept Putin as a mediator.

Recently, Putin had a direct phone call with Trump. The focus of their conversation was not on the Russia-Ukraine war, but on the Middle East issue. During the call, Putin "recommended himself," saying that he was ready to do something to stop the conflict. After this call, Trump clearly stated: I am willing to accept Putin as a mediator.

Trump wanted Putin to take the lead for two reasons:

First, Putin specifically called Trump to discuss this matter, which undoubtedly gave Trump face. That is to say, if Putin succeeds, Trump can say: It was me who asked him to go. And if Putin fails, Trump can also say: They all said I couldn't do it, look, President Putin couldn't do it either.

Second, for Trump, having Putin go is more reassuring than having China go.

As for why Putin wanted to get involved in this mess, there were also two reasons:

1. Putin needs to expand Russia's influence in the Middle East. Since the fall of the Syrian regime, Russia's strength in the Middle East has greatly diminished. Now is a good opportunity for Putin.

2. If this matter succeeds and the US and Iran sign a nuclear agreement, then Putin is essentially giving Trump a big gift. So wouldn't the US consider Russia's position on the Ukraine war?

Of course, we must emphasize again: As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia's official stance supports resolving issues peacefully. Next, let's see what Putin will do. As for us here in China, as one of the five permanent members, we will certainly contribute to peace. But what we do does not need Trump's approval; we have our own pace. We will continue to pay attention to the latest developments.

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