Middle EastIsrael warns Washington: new Iranian plot to kill TrumpThe Wall Street Journal reveals intelligence shared by Tel Aviv with the Americans regarding Tehran’s intentions. Trump: “I’m on every list.” Relations with Netanyahu are increasingly strained over the future of the war, whilst the Strait of Hormuz is closed once againby Enrico Pitzianti11 JUL 26
The analysisTrump is worse than a bully; he plays with the brutality of those who flout the rules. And for now, the memes are winningAnyone who values seriousness detests the American president’s behaviour. But it is not by clumsily calling for respect that one commands respect. Either one ignores him, taking refuge behind the impersonal nature of political relations between states and statesmen, or one gives him a taste of his own medicine at the appropriate momentby Enrico Pitzianti7 JUL 26