Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Persian Lesson: Can US & Iran Find A Way Out?

When the United States and Israel jointly launched their airstrikes on Iran on February 28, did they consult or inform even a single Western or Asian partner in the vicinity of the conflict? Did President Donald Trump take his countrymen, colleagues or Opposition leaders into confidence or prepare them for the possible fallout? The answer is a clear “No”. This ill-advised move has come to haunt both Mr Trump and Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu as their reckless attack hasn’t yielded the desired results. Yes, Iran has been battered and bloodied, and some of its top leadership killed. Yet, Tehran fights…