In a leaked manuscript of his forthcoming book, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton said US President Donald Trump gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the green light to attack Iran.

Trump told Bolton in June 2017 that he had already pledged his support for such Israeli action in direct talks with Netanyahu, but asked Bolton to remind the Israeli premier of his stance, according to the excerpts of Bolton’s White House memoir, “The Room Where it Happened.”

Writes Bolton: “I warned Trump against wasting political capital in an elusive search to solve the Arab-Israeli dispute and strongly supported moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, thereby recognizing it as Israel’s capital. On Iran, I urged that he press ahead to withdraw from the nuclear agreement and explained why the use of force against Iran’s nuclear program might be the only lasting solution.

“‘You tell Bibi [Netanyahu] that if he uses force, I will back him. I told him that, but you tell him again,’ Trump said, unprompted by me,” Bolton goes on.

The former US national security adviser, a hawk on Iran, also described the events of the G7 conference in August 2019 of world leaders, when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif unexpectedly flew in to Biarritz for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, and rumors flew that Trump and the Iranian foreign minister would sit down for a meeting.

This was a step strongly opposed by Bolton and Israel. But not, according to Bolton, by the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who, Bolton said, blocked phone calls from Netanyahu to Trump last summer when the Israeli premier wanted to persuade him against a summit with Zarif.

Trump asked [Mick] Mulvaney and Kushner what they thought. Mulvaney agreed with me, but Kushner said he would have the meeting because there was nothing to lose,” he wrote.

According to Bolton’s account, Kushner later actively blocked Netanyahu from reaching Trump to discuss the issue.

“By then I had an e-mail from Pompeo, who had again spoken to Netanyahu. Netanyahu had heard about the possible Zarif meeting and was pressing to call Trump at five thirty p.m. Biarritz time, which was fast approaching. After arriving at the hotel, I spoke again with Pompeo while waiting to meet Trump in his suite. I told him I would do what I could about Netanyahu’s call, but I was determined to make one more effort to talk Trump out of meeting with Zarif. Netanyahu and Israel’s Ambassador Ron Dermer were also calling me, so I asked Pompeo to tell them I felt like the Light Brigade, outcome TBD. On Trump’s floor, I found Mulvaney and Kushner.

“Kushner was on the phone to David Friedman, US Ambassador to Israel, telling Friedman that he was not going to allow Netanyahu’s call to go through. (Now we knew who was stopping all those calls to Trump!) When he hung up, Kushner explained he had stopped this and an earlier effort by Netanyahu because he didn’t think it was appropriate for a foreign leader to talk to Trump about whom he should speak to.”

Elsewhere in the book, he wrote that Trump had wanted to speak to Zarif, among others.


https://www.timesofisrael.com/bolton-trump-told-netanyahu-hed-back-israeli-military-action-against-iran/amp/

Trump's failure to understand the gravity of the possible outcome of an Isreali attack on Iran shows what a disaster of a president he is

While other US presidents have over the years cautioned Isrealnot to attack Iran the most uneducated US president in history does the opposite

They really gambled with the destiny of middle east thank God Netanyahu didn't make such stupid move. The crazy man telling Netanyahu to attack Iran couldn't do that last January when Iran smashed U.S base in Iraq leaving over 100 troops with traumatic brain injuries.

Bolton is now a Security Risk. He should be arrested and put off.

orisa37:
Bolton is now a Security Risk. He should be arrested and put off.

He should continue to reveal the dirty games of the evil people occupying the WH

NOETHNICITY:
He should continue to reveal the dirty games of the evil people occupying the WH

BOLTON IS JUST TELLING LIES. HE IS REALLY WACKO.

NOETHNICITY:
Trump's failure to understand the gravity of the possible outcome of an Isreali attack on Iran shows what a disaster of a president he is

While other US presidents have over the years cautioned Isrealnot to attack Iran the most uneducated US president in history does the opposite

I do tell people how unintelligent the current guy occupying the whitehouse is. It's extremely disturbing, because he lacks basic reasoning ability requires for human

NOETHNICITY:
He should continue to reveal the dirty games of the evil people occupying the WH

He is not revealing nothing. He is just WACKO. Just watch his wacko-mess-moustache.

VERY GOOD

orisa37:




He is not revealing nothing. He is just WACKO. Just watch his wacko-mess-moustache.

He was no WACHO when he was pushing for the invasion of Iran, when he was pushing for regime change in Iran, when he advanced the dismantling of Iranian nuclear deal he was no WACHO.

But now that he - and a lot others who just like him- fell out with your hero Trump he's now a WACHO

NOETHNICITY:
He was no WACHO when he was pushing for the invasion of Iran, when he was pushing for regime in Iran, when advanced the dismantling of Iranian nuclear deal he was no WACHO.

But now that he - and a lot others who just like him- fell out with your hero Trump he's now a WACHO

He has been WACKO all the time. Clinton, Bush and Obama, all have sacked him. Trump now makes him 100 percent WACKO.

How can u attack Iran...that would have been the biggest mistake ever...middle east would have turned to north east Nigerian... Even worst....


Iran don't mind using there proxy to destabilize the security of that region....and y do Israel need Americans help to attack Iran... I thought they were strong enough...

Even nairaland analyst said the war won't take Israel 45 minutes to end iran .....fvck wit the Persians at ur own risk....the end

orisa37:





He has been WACKO all the time. Clinton, Bush and Obama, all have sacked him. Trump now makes him 100 percent WACKO.

Now how do you describe a president who hired a man notorious for being a wacky?

NOETHNICITY:

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Do the needful

are u normal

Needful for what Did I abuse anyone in my comment....are u sure u don't need urgent attention

rowland545:
are u normal

Needful for what Did I abuse anyone in my comment....are u sure u don't need urgent attention

Not what I mean bro
I think your post makes sense so much so that it makes the thread deserving of fp
I may have portrayed it wrongly
I mean no wrong

NOETHNICITY:
Not what I mean bro
I think your post makes sense so much so that it makes the thread deserving of fp
I may have portrayed it wrongly
I mean no wrong

ohk....am sorry too...I was thinking u were calling for me to b banned...anyway sorry if I was rude

rowland545:
ohk....am sorry too...I was thinking u were calling for me to b banned...anyway sorry if I was rude

no probs
I understand

NOETHNICITY:

Lalasticlala
Mynd44

This thread should be pushed to fp

correct

It's strange that some people in Nigeria love trump while those in America where he's the president hate him

only losers see Bolton as a Hero

joshjc:
It's strange that some people in Nigeria love trump while those in America where he's the president hate him

you mean liberals, Democrats, Cnn and other fake news loversv

joshjc:
It's strange that some people in Nigeria love trump while those in America where he's the president hate him

I'm also amazed at the rate by which American citizens hate that man with passion and funnily enough Nigerians take him as their heavenly sent saviour

leksite120:
I'm also amazed at the rate by which American citizens hate that man with passion and funnily enough Nigerians take him as their heavenly sent saviour

some Nigerians

Originality007:



you mean liberals, Democrats, Cnn and other fake news loversv

Its not about CNN . America forums, Quora and co where their citizens talk freely also show their hatred towards him

joshjc:
some Nigerians

Most

leksite120:
Most

I don't like him

leksite120:
Its not about CNN . America forums, Quora and co where their citizens talk freely also show their hatred towards him

Nov3 will decide ur claim

joshjc:
I don't like him

i like him die

joshjc:
I don't like him

I noticed most Christians like him cos of his public display of hatred for Muslims, they don't even care for the fact that he hates blacks.

Originality007:



Nov3 will decide ur claim

I'm not sure he can win sir, if he wins, e get as e be

NOETHNICITY:
Now how do you describe a president who hired a man notorious for being a wacky?

A PRESIDENT who doesn't discriminate his Citizens. A PRESIDENT who gives everyone a CHANCE to prove his or her worth. He is not a PRESIDENT who IMPORTS FULANI HERDSMEN FROM NIGER REPUBLIC to come in and terrorise NIGERIANS. He is not a PRESIDENT who gives $100million to Miyetti Allah FULANI Herdsmen to kill his people. He is a fully Patriotic PRESIDENT who quickly spotted a deranged Wacko in his cabinet and remove him. We shall all see where Bolton goes from here.