Trump renews highly aggressive rhetoric towards Iran
Donald Trump renews his highly aggressive rhetoric towards Iran, threatening to "knock them down" if they rebuild nuclear or missile capabilities or, what he calls, "repress protesters," but Mearsheimer argues this is largely performative.
Trump talks tough and occasionally uses limited military force (e.g., one-off missile strikes), but deliberately avoids large, sustained wars or "forever wars." Professor Mearsheimer contends that Trump is heavily influenced by the Israeli regime and its prime minister Netanyahu, whose goal is a major confrontation with Iran.
While Trump must rhetorically appease Netanyahu and pro-Israeli constituencies, he resists full-scale escalation, opting instead for symbolic or low-impact strikes that project toughness without changing realities on the ground.
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