During the Biden administration, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke several days ago about Iran: "Regarding Iran, what Israel most wants under this administration is to destroy Iran—create chaos. Because in their view, a destroyed Iran would pose far less of a threat to Israel.
Now, America cannot think this way. Because if Iran collapses, the global economy would collapse too, as Iran continuously threatens the Strait of Hormuz. This could trigger a refugee crisis similar to the one that flooded Europe after the Syrian war. Beyond that, it would bring many other serious problems."
Therefore, I believe there is a genuine divergence between Israel's ultimate goal and America's ultimate goal when it comes to the issue of war with Iran."
Commentary: Sullivan’s remarks clearly expose the core contradiction between the U.S. and Israel. Israel is solely focused on achieving absolute security for itself, willing to completely dismantle Iran regardless of how much chaos this might unleash across the region or even globally; whereas the United States must balance maintaining its global hegemony while fearing the cascading consequences of an Iranian collapse—such as oil crises, refugee waves, and other disasters that could ultimately backfire on America. This fundamental conflict of interests ensures that the U.S. and Israel can never fully align on Iran policy. The U.S. must calculate global strategy and economic risks—should Middle East conflicts spiral out of control, the cost would be unaffordable for America.
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