President Trump faced a major choice in foreign policy.
Trump’s decision could decide the fate of his Presidency.
And Steve Bannon called out this foreign leader for trying to trick Trump into World War III.
Steve Bannon calls out Israeli Prime Minister for trying to force Trump into war with Iran
One of President Trump’s chief foreign policy goals is to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
A nuclear Iran could spark an arms race in the Middle East with countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others seeking their own atomic weapons.
Dozens of Islamic countries armed with nuclear bombs could be an apocalyptic scenario, especially given the centuries of hostility both between the Sunni and Shia branches of the religion and amongst factions within each, particularly the Sunni who constitute some 85% of the world’s muslims.
But President Trump’s goal exposed a divide inside the administration.
Warmongers like National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio favor aggressive posture towards Iran.
Israelí Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu thought he could leverage the warmongers in key positions to hoodwink President Trump into starting World War III over Iran.
Netanyahu traveled to the Oval Office with a half-baked plan for Israel to set back Shia Iran’s nuclear program for one year with a bombing campaign that required American support.
“Israeli officials had recently developed plans to attack Iranian nuclear sites in May. They were prepared to carry them out, and at times were optimistic that the United States would sign off. The goal of the proposals, according to officials briefed on them, was to set back Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by a year or more,” The New York Times exclusively reported.
Netanyahu’s plan for an air and land campaign was unfeasible without American assistance
“But Israeli military officials said the commando operation would not be ready until October. Mr. Netanyahu wanted it carried out more quickly. Israeli officials began shifting to a proposal for an extended bombing campaign that would have also required American assistance, according to officials briefed on the plan,” the Times report continued.
Vice President J.D. Vance, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth all are supporters of President Trump’s America First foreign policy and they oppose war with Iran.
Vance, Hegseth, and Gabbard opposed Netanyahu’s plan to bluff America into war with Iran.
Gabbard presented intelligence that showed America participating in an attack.
President Trump called off the attack
In the Oval Office Trump said he was willing to try negotiations with Iran to stop them from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
“I wouldn’t say waved off. I’m not in a rush to do it because I think that Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death. And I’d like to see that. That’s my first option. If there’s a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran. And I think Iran is wanting to talk. I hope they’re wanting to talk,” Trump told reporters.
War Room host Steve Bannon slammed Netanyahu for trying to take advantage of White House meeting to pressure Trump into fighting his war against Iran.
“Trump dropped Gaza about a month ago, and it’s fine to come over and update. That’s what these bilats are. These people come in and we cover it every day. Then to come back a couple of weeks later because he didn’t get enough time . . . to spend enough time and force the issue. They’re trying to force the issue,” Bannon stated.
Bannon criticized Netanyahu’s arrogance in thinking he could push President Trump to war, which Netanyahu found out was a bad idea when Trump hit him with the surprise that they were in negotiations with Iran.
“They’re trying to say, ‘hey, we have these battle plans ready to go and we’ve knocked their air defenses out and we have to go.’ And he came over and did it again. And President Trump kind of dropped the bomb on him in the room. ‘Hey, by the way, we’re actually in negotiations. We start this Saturday in Oman. It’s just the two of us, isn’t it?’ The third party, which the Israelis have been adamant that can’t happen,” Bannon concluded.
Bannon: Neocons went absolutely nuts today.
Read the NYT article. I haven’t seen any counter to that.
It’s the arrogance of Bibi forcing his way here twice. Trump dropped Gaza and Bibi came back trying to force the issue. Trump said we’re actually in negotiations starting… pic.twitter.com/ISFEWYJVbT
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) April 17, 2025
