But past experience and current geopolitical realities show such a strategy is doomed to failure.
The GCC and Iran can come up with a new security architecture for the Strait of Hormuz that can give Trump an off-ramp.
Economist James Meadway says US President Donald Trump offers threats but no clear plan to end the crisis.
UNRWA's mandate to provide for Palestinian refugees makes it a direct threat to the Israeli genocidal project.
Barbara Slavin of the Stimson Center says Trump misread the situation in Iran and now scrambles for a way out.
Trump and Netanyahu are harbouring the same illusions Saddam Hussein had in 1980 when he invaded Iran.
In the latest escalation in the Middle East, warring sides have demonstrated complete disregard for civilian life.
‘When the only tool you have in your toolbox is a hammer you can solve everything with the hammer’.
ICC jurisdiction in Lebanon would mean a chance of accountability for Israeli war crimes and renewed political pressure.
It is about eliminating Palestinian existence in Palestine.