jordan pulse -

By Dr. Rashed Al-Shashani
​July 30, 2026
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​Between Trump's admiration for Zelensky's superiority over Putin while being incapable of ending the war, and the conclusion of Netanyahu's meeting without any promises from the latter to withdraw from Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon—in return for Trump ignoring smoky promises he had "offered" as hospitality to the Lebanese President, who was awaiting their results.
​And with the threat to retaliate against Iran's strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan and the American coordination with the Iraqi government, which Trump intentionally announced following the joint U.S.-Saudi strikes on Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) sites, in contrast to Al-Sudani's visit to Iran, in which he sought to soften the atmosphere of Iranian anger and internal ambush, in a "neck-breaking" move that failed to hold the stick of confronting the factions from the middle.
​Trump has thus begun the game of burning the nerves of allies and friends, which we recently addressed.