Donald Trump did it again: under a storm of applause and flashing cameras, the U.S. president declared the “end of the war in Gaza.” Smiling triumphantly and speaking with his trademark bravado, Trump announced from Egypt that “the long and painful nightmare is finally over” and that the world is witnessing “a historic dawn for a new Middle East.”
The tension between Iran and Israel has reached one of its most critical points. Although this enmity goes back decades, the latest direct attacks and mutual threats have the whole world watching for what could become open war in the Middle East.