Panic moves by Trump ahead of electoral defeat - End to $4 billion for Israel - Ultimatum to Iran for a deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The existing US-Israel military assistance agreement provides for annual aid of $3.8 billion for the 2019-2028 period.
55% : "We are the big guys, they are the small ones," he stated, describing in this manner American strategic supremacy and Washington's role in the Middle East, directly impacting Israel military aid.
54% : On the contrary, the critical question remains what form US-Israel strategic cooperation will assume in the new period.
52% : "We won't be paying Israel anymore," he characteristically noted, adding that the country has evolved into a highly successful state and no longer needs American financial reinforcement.
46% : Therefore, terminating regular funding does not automatically equate to halting American support for Israel.
43% : With polls open across most states, Trump heralds the termination of annual military financial assistance amounting to roughly $4 billion to Israel, maintaining that the country no longer requires American funding.
41% : He clarified, however, that halting regular funding does not mean the US will cease supporting Israel in case of need.
37% : Benjamin Netanyahu had expressed the desire to gradually reduce Israel's reliance on American military funding, aiming to zero it out over a period of roughly ten years.
34% : His statements on Fox News open fresh questions regarding US foreign policy priorities, the future of the strategic relationship with Israel, and Trump's actual intentions toward Iran, during a period in which domestic political pressure in Washington intensifies.
30% : With defeat in the midterm elections considered a given, US President Donald Trump initiated panic moves, handing out ultimatums and announcing the end of military financial aid to Israel.
22% : End to $4 billion for Israel Carrying even greater political weight are Trump's statements regarding Israel, as the US president announced that Washington will not continue paying annual military financial assistance to Tel Aviv.

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