How Trump’s America First Policy applies to Houthi ceasefire: “America First” was Trump’s election promise, and this principle appears to be applied in the Houthi agreement.
The administration’s concern which prompted strikes on thousands of Houthi targets, was not their attacks on Israel but their blockade of the Red Sea, which disrupted the US economy.
Once maritime tranquility was secured, Trump considered the matter resolved, even if it meant allowing a brutal terrorist regime, now free to rearm, to persist.
Israel’s exclusion from prior notification and the agreement’s terms should serve as a wake-up call, especially as the US engages Iran on its nuclear program.
It seems clear that Israeli and American interests do not always align. Who can guarantee that an Iran deal deemed favorable by Trump will be viewed similarly in Jerusalem?
This week, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s envoy to the Trump administration, will travel to Washington for talks ahead of Trump’s visit.
