Rula Jebreal: Iran Is Also Avoiding Direct Confrontation with America

SCIUTTO Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this What is the ░░░░░░░░ of the U S ░░░░░░░░ at this point Do ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ or Iran or other ░░░░░░░░ in the region respect ░░░░░░░░ power Or do they ░░░░░░░░ the U S as ░░░░░░░░ JEBREAL That s a ░░░░░░░░ question Jim And I ░░░░░░░░ probably it requires more ░░░░░░░░ But look they Iranians ░░░░░░░░ I mean there s ░░░░░░░░ have what we saw ░░░░░░░░ time two different regions ░░░░░░░░ You have the Sunni ░░░░░░░░ Jordanians and others who ░░░░░░░░ don t want escalation ░░░░░░░░ are very critical of ░░░░░░░░ Israel is doing in ░░░░░░░░ especially the starvation and ░░░░░░░░ indiscriminate bombing They understand ░░░░░░░░ is not good for ░░░░░░░░ stability They are very ░░░░░░░░ that Israel doesn t ░░░░░░░░ a greater piece but ░░░░░░░░ a greater Israel and ░░░░░░░░ s why there are ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon they re hitting ░░░░░░░░ they re hitting so ░░░░░░░░ re worried But when ░░░░░░░░ attacked you saw that ░░░░░░░░ Jordanians themselves actually stepped ░░░░░░░░ their game they helped ░░░░░░░░ even though the Jordanian ░░░░░░░░ are very critical But ░░░░░░░░ saw the other axis ░░░░░░░░ you know what they ░░░░░░░░ the axis of resistance ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah basically even the ░░░░░░░░ the Iraqi prime minister ░░░░░░░░ the Americans So the ░░░░░░░░ that even the Iraqi ░░░░░░░░ ministers and other in ░░░░░░░░ Shia world informed the ░░░░░░░░ that means the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ of the Iranians in ░░░░░░░░ moment not to enter ░░░░░░░░ a direct confrontation with ░░░░░░░░ They want to avoid ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ in confrontation directly and ░░░░░░░░ I mean you might ░░░░░░░░ more cyber attacks and ░░░░░░░░ attacks between Israel and ░░░░░░░░ but there would never ░░░░░░░░ a direct confrontation because ░░░░░░░░ want to avoid a ░░░░░░░░ of the region and ░░░░░░░░ wider war And they ░░░░░░░░ agree everybody the Sunni ░░░░░░░░ the Shia and the ░░░░░░░░ that this is Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ goal this is his ░░░░░░░░ They fear that he ░░░░░░░░ to stay in power ░░░░░░░░ he s using this ░░░░░░░░ to basically deflect from ░░░░░░░░ he s doing and ░░░░░░░░ you know continue with ░░░░░░░░ endless war and expand ░░░░░░░░ war for his personal ░░░░░░░░ That s what they ░░░░░░░░ agree on And you ░░░░░░░░ see that even the ░░░░░░░░ crown prince doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to talk with Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ the Emiratis are very ░░░░░░░░ and these are the ░░░░░░░░ who normalize relationship with ░░░░░░░░ What they expect from ░░░░░░░░ Americans I think they ░░░░░░░░ a stronger reaction from ░░░░░░░░ Biden not now not ░░░░░░░░ They expected that two ░░░░░░░░ ago when they were ░░░░░░░░ him relentlessly saying We ░░░░░░░░ t want the region ░░░░░░░░ blow up We don ░░░░░░░░ want an explosion Please ░░░░░░░░ some kind of pressure ░░░░░░░░ lines And the fact ░░░░░░░░ President Biden didn t ░░░░░░░░ that until now I ░░░░░░░░ still reluctant to do ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ reason and that s ░░░░░░░░ major concern to all ░░░░░░░░ them.”