Are we close to a turning point in the Middle East? Last night, Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump in Washington. On this occasion, the Israeli Premier first announced that he has nominated the American president for the Nobel Peace, underlining Trump’s “decisive and exceptional dedication in promoting peace, security and stability all over the world”. In this context, Netanyahu also mentioned, praising them the Abraham agreements.
For his part, just before dinner, the tenant of the White House had announced that he had planned interviews with Iran. Trump had also said himself confident about the possibility that Hamas could conclude a respite with Israel. Subsequently, Israeli officials have made it known to the Times of Israel to have learned that the White House would like to encourage voluntary migration from the strip.
Not only that. They also made it known that there would be a “total coordination” between Washington and Jerusalem on Gaza and Iran, and then adds not to exclude that the Jewish state can take temporary control of the strip itself. A few hours before Trump and Netanyahu met, Hamas had made it known that he believed it to be achieved by a truce agreement by Thursday. All this, while, today, the Israeli Premier should see the American vice -president, JD Vance, and the leaders of the congress.
In short, the tenant of the White House continues to work on two dossiers: the relaunch of the Iranian interviews and the ceasefire in Gaza. Two dossiers who, remember, are interconnected: it is in fact from their possible resolution that the concrete possibility of relaunching the Abraham agreements passes. This point, this, on which the current White House is betting significantly, also in view of a potential reconstruction of the strip. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia fear Tehran’s nuclear power. And the Iranian dossier is closely connected to that of Gaza, given that the Khomeinist regime is historically the main supporter of Hamas.
It will therefore be necessary to see how the next few days will develop. First of all, it is necessary to understand if Iran will really be willing to take steps forward in the interviews on atomic energy. Secondly, Netanyahu himself will have to manage the riotousness of his government’s right wing: a few hours ago, the Israeli minister for national security, Itamar Ben Gvir, in fact asked the Premier to collect the negotiating team present in Doha. The American president is struggling with the composition of a complicated puzzle. The factors and unknowns in the game are numerous. Yet perhaps, this time a turning point could be really close.
