Trump’s Iran Policy Framed as a Corporate Takeover Bid

The article argues that Donald Trump’s approach to Iran should be understood like a business maneuver, not a sudden political reversal. It says Trump runs the United States like a corporation, and is now acting as any CEO or investment fund would, first using Israel to push down Iran’s value and then moving in with what it describes as an investment of hundreds of billions of dollars when Iran appears close to collapse.

In this view, Trump is trying to stage a hostile takeover of a failing asset. The writer says Trump expects that investment to become a profitable asset inside the American “corporation,” meaning an allied state aligned with the United States. If the money disappears, the article says, Trump will either try again with another move to further weaken Iran or cut his losses and leave.

The piece adds that Trump misunderstands Iran, which it compares to a family-controlled company that has already brought in other investors, Russia and China. It argues that even if a takeover attempt succeeds temporarily, members of the “family” will eventually try to reclaim control.

Israel, the article says, stands between the American and Iranian sides and is currently collateral damage in Trump’s strategy. It warns that Israel cannot base its survival strategy on the assumption that the United States will always stand by it because of Zionism or shared values. Israel, the author argues, must either create its own moves or provide unique value, or it will be left out of the deal. The article is attributed to diplomatic activist and former senior adviser to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Maayan Simon.