The Trump administration is working on a post-war strategy focused on a regional effort to contain Iran and expand normalization of relations between Israel and its neighbors.
Axar.az reports, citing Axios, that according to two U.S. officials and two other sources familiar with the matter, the plan is still in the early stages of drafting but is intended to guide Washington’s approach to the Middle East after the war with Iran ends and during the final two years of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.
Two big events loom over the planning: the Oct. 27 election in Israel and the U.S. midterm elections in November.
The initial work on the strategy is taking place both at the senior political level of the Trump administration and at the working level across agencies, U.S. officials said.
In recent weeks, Trump has held two meetings with senior advisers where the plan was discussed and ideas were raised, sources said.
Trump has said in private conversations that he's working on "something much bigger" in the Middle East after the war with Iran.
Three main elements have been raised as possible parts of the strategy, according to the sources:
Creating a regional alignment among U.S. allies to contain Iran, with the U.S. as a guarantor.
Making a concerted effort to bring the regional fallout from the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks closer to a conclusion by securing the next phase of Trump's Gaza plan, reaching a security agreement between Israel and Syria, and implementing the Israel-Lebanon agreement.
Expanding the Abraham Accords and reaching a Saudi-Israeli normalization agreement.
The Trump administration hopes that any new Israeli government formed after the Oct. 27 election will be willing and able to cooperate in the post-war strategy.
Source: en.axar.az
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