American President avoids publicly announcing military support for Israel, but force movements tell a different story. Dozens of military planes have taken off from the US to Europe, an aircraft from the Ramstein military base has flown to the conflict zone in the Middle East, and the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier has abruptly changed its itinerary.
A Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft entered Romanian airspace, flying over Arad at an altitude of 10,000 meters. It took off from the Ramstein military base in Germany and was no longer visible in the area formed by the localities of Taba (Egypt), Eilat (Israel), and Aqaba (Jordan). The pilot turned off the transponder, and the aircraft could no longer be monitored by the Flight Radar application, a clear sign that it entered a dangerous territory.
The massive aircraft of the American military aviation, capable of transporting around 100 soldiers with all necessary equipment, was just one of the dozens of flights conducted between the US and Europe or in the airspace of the old continent, launched by the US Air Force three days after Israel attacked Iran.
After a flight of over four hours, the US transport aircraft had approached the conflict zone, evidence that there is military support for the forces in Jerusalem.
The massive operation is related to the conflict in the Middle East, where the US, as well as NATO allies, are already positioning themselves to strategically support the Israeli army.
Overnight, the military actions launched against the fundamentalist regime in Tehran, in an attempt to halt the process of manufacturing nuclear weapons, have changed the entire dynamic of international political relations.
Putin, message to Trump through Tucker Carlson
"The real division is not between those who support Israel and those who support Iran or the Palestinians. The real division is between those who easily encourage violence and those who try to prevent it – between warmongers and peacemakers," wrote Tucker Carlson, a former TV host at Fox News, transformed into a vocal supporter of Vladimir Putin, on his X/ Twitter account.
"Who are the warmongers? Among them are anyone who is calling Donald Trump today to demand airstrikes and other forms of direct US military involvement in a war with Iran. This list includes: Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Rupert Murdoch, Ike Perlmutter, and Miriam Adelson. At some point, all of them will have to answer for this, but you should know their names from now," Carlson added in the threatening post.
Sean Hannity is a conservative commentator, a supporter of Donald Trump, a TV host at Fox News. Mark Levin is also a political commentator, close to the current president. Rupert Murdoch is the well-known owner of the Fox media group, and Ike Perlmutter and Miriam Adelson are multi-billionaires, financiers of the American president's campaigns, as well as important supporters of the state of Israel.
There are weeks, not days, until the end. Israel will continue until, in one way or another, Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium.
Daniel B. Shapiro, former Pentagon official for Near East affairs, for the New York Times
Tucker Carlson's message, an ally of the Kremlin, should be interpreted as one coming from Vladimir Putin. It has a harsh tone, attempting to discourage a pro-Israel stance from the American administration.
Thus, Donald Trump is warned to distance himself from his supporters who are close to Israel and the government in Jerusalem because the Russian leader, Carlson's sponsor, is afraid of the weakening of Iran and the possible collapse of the regime in Tehran.
MAGA, betrayed by Trump
The conflict in the Middle East has the effect of a bomb that has exploded within MAGA, the political movement created by Trump.
"There is a very strong sense of betrayal and anger in many parts of the MAGA movement because many truly support the idea that the US should not get involved or support such wars," stated Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President at the Quincy Institute, an American foundation specializing in diplomatic studies.
"A part of the movement has become skeptical of Israel and strongly believes that this type of war is what leads to the failure of Republican presidents and compromises their domestic policy agenda," the expert further argued.
Although Donald Trump has taken care to repeatedly declare that the US has no connection to the attack launched by Israel against Iran, the American president will find it very difficult not to get involved. The pressure on him from conservative political groups is very high, as he depends on the money that comes from them and the support of the mass media channels he controls.
"Khamenei is responsible for the death and maiming of thousands of American military heroes. Perhaps I am the only one who thinks so, but I believe the Israelis should have taken him out, just as they took out Nasrallah and Sinwar. I do not understand why the worst of them was spared the fate he deserves. He is a mass murderer of our troops…," wrote Mark Levin, one of those threatened by Tucker Carlson, on his X/ Twitter account.
NATO and Europe, true stability structures
The confrontation within MAGA will have major international implications. Vladimir Putin saw in the American populist-nationalist movement exactly the validation of the ideology he needed to consolidate his power, one that he built and promoted in Russia to justify dictatorship, the brutal removal of any form of political opposition, the limitation of individual freedoms, and military expansionism.
Moreover, Putin encouraged such movements in Europe and around the world through a sophisticated mechanism of propaganda and dissemination of false information.
I do not see any capitulation from Tehran at this moment — no white flags are being waved. It is very hard to imagine that Iran will give up its uranium enrichment rights, considering that its program still seems operational, and Iran remains intact as a state. Their objective is to survive, to inflict damage, and to demonstrate their resilience.
Sanam Vakil, expert in the Middle East, Chatham House foundation, London, for the New York Times
In other words, he parasitized the conservative movement to create a violent ideology, similar to the communist one, to justify a criminal political regime.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump was able to play the card of false peace or the withdrawal from negotiations, to give Vladimir Putin time; however, the American leader has no control over Israel, threatened by the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
Suddenly, in the context of the military confrontation between Israel and Iran, NATO and Europe once again become key points in ensuring international stability.
The network of military bases, ground and naval infrastructure, the qualified and trained personnel from the 31 national armies, NATO members, plus that of the US, represent a force that can provide support to Israel, as well as strong diplomatic leverage for negotiations on nuclear non-proliferation, in case Tehran shows signs of willingness to accept and adhere to new conditions.
Simion and Georgescu, anti-Americans again?
The war in Ukraine has greatly weakened Russia, which no longer plays any role in the Middle East, so in the new context, Moscow cannot offer any military or diplomatic aid to Iran.
Also, the normalization of relations between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the states in the Persian Gulf has weakened and isolated Iran.
The strategic partnership between Romania and the US has once again become important, with the Mihail Kogălniceanu military base playing a major role in the new military tensions in the Middle East.
In Romania, the Kremlin's propaganda networks have disguised their pro-Russian messages in MAGA clothing. George Simion, Călin Georgescu, and many other politicians and influencers controlled by Moscow have overnight become strong supporters of the USA, coinciding with Donald Trump's arrival at the White House.
As the interests of the American president and the Russian leader diverge, a new wave of anti-Americanism will emerge, coming precisely from those who paraded for months with the American flag while wearing t-shirts with Putin's face underneath. Tucker Carlson's message is evidence of this.