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Trump's Iran 'Deal' Has Already Emboldened Hamas

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Posted By: FlyRight, 6/18/2026 1:06:26 PM

Hamas, the Iranian-backed group responsible for the October 7, 2023 massacre in Israel, is openly calling to escalate attacks against Israel and signaling its intention to shift the center of its jihad (holy war) from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. To Hamas and the rest of Iran's "Axis of Resistance," the prospect of a "deal" between Washington and Tehran is not being interpreted as a sign of American strength. It is being viewed as a sign of America's weakness and a victory for the Iranian regime -- which the US defeated -- and proof that the US is eager to end conflicts at virtually any price.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Citoyen 6/18/2026 1:15:51 PM (No. 2118011)
The United States under both Biden and Trump hampered Israel in its need to obliterate Hamas. Because Israel depends on our financial support it didn’t finish the job. With Trump’s upcoming, I hope, deal with Iran, our two countries’ interests have diverged. As the very junior partner, Israel just has to lump it. Israel should wean itself of our teat so it can act alone in its own interests.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: earlybird 6/18/2026 1:26:43 PM (No. 2118014)
Israel will do what it has rto do.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: FJB 2022 23 24 6/18/2026 2:10:52 PM (No. 2118019)
Israel should not let Trump or anyone else tell them how to defend their country and their people, they should do what they need to do. Iran is not going to abide by any deal anyway, nor will their proxys, they will escalate their attacks, and the "deal" is not Israel's deal either. I think Iran will use this to test Trump .
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DVC 6/18/2026 2:56:38 PM (No. 2118033)
Negotiating means weakness. If you are strong, you ORDER the defeated ones to do your bidding. If they don't, they don't think that they are defeated.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Kate318 6/18/2026 3:47:24 PM (No. 2118052)
And, here come the armchair quarterbacks.
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