Donald Trump hosted close ally Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago at his end-of-year meetings, where he planned the geopolitical future of the world during the festivities. Inevitably, the question of the conundrum in Iran came up, and when asked if he would support further attacks on Iran by Israel — the president said “yes” given specific circumstances.
The Iran-Israel conflict was unquestionably one of the most complex regional conflicts Trump inherited in the Middle East. Iran has long created anxieties in NATO states through its proposed nuclear programme. In the Barack Obama administration, a deal was struck that seemingly stopped that fear in a relatively peaceful manner, but things have changed considerably since then.
