(UNI SPECIAL)Harsha KakarNew Delhi, April 28 -- The US-Israel conflict with Iran has shifted to a US-Iran confrontation. Israel, the initiator, which pulled the US in, has been sidelined, and is focusing on Lebanon.
Once the US joined, Benjamin Netanyahu stepped away, knowing that Donald Trump had little choice but to enforce an end state that maintains the US's global reputation and standing. Now that Trump has entered the war, it is he who has to settle it on favourable terms, solely to save face.
By choosing Pakistan as the mediator, Trump effectively pushed Israel away from the negotiating table as both nations despise each other and neither recognizes the other. Islamabad has regularly accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Israel will ...