A shadow war with clear fronts—and a double game in the White House. As strikes close in on Tehran, Donald Trump portrays himself as a man of peace—but behind the scenes, evidence mounts of quiet support for Israel’s military actions. The massive airstrike on June 13 targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities shakes the façade of American restraint, revealing a strategy built on doublespeak, tactical silence, and possibly deliberate misdirection. Is this shrewd diplomacy or calculated complicity? This analysis peers through the rhetorical smokescreen to show how tightly the threads between Jerusalem and Washington are woven, despite official distancing. Political circles in Jerusalem view the events as a test of Trump’s foreign policy line—between declared diplomacy and de facto military support.

Publicly, Trump emphasizes his desire to avoid wars and commits to diplomacy with Tehran. Yet behind closed doors, he appears to back Israel’s aggressive stance—possibly even actively supporting it. In a CNN interview before the strike, Trump stated: “I don’t want them to attack Israel, because that would destroy...

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