While US President Trump has reduced his stance on foreign affairs and centered on the 2020 election, Secretary of State has become a dominant voice when it comes to the Middle East • Commentary

• Pompeo and Trump: "When America spits on you - you drown" // Photo: IP

"When you spit on America, it gets wet, when America spits on you, you drown," the saying goes. The night at Baghdad Airport again proved how relevant this statement was. US President Donald Trump has shown to the world that he shouldn't mess with it. If the Iranians don't want their nuclear program destroyed in five minutes by US bombers, they better not respond to the severe blow tonight.

It has been 12 years since Kassam Suleimanai sent a message to US General David Petraeus, stating that "You should know that I, Kassam Suleimani, are controlling Iran's policies toward Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza and Afghanistan." It has been months since Iran dropped a US drone approaching its territory, halted Western oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and destroyed half of Saudi Arabia's oil industry. Submit the sah, Trump will get tired and he'll open the gates of hell on her.

The elimination record as published in the Iraqi media

Three weeks ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted on taking advantage of his stay in Europe by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet him face to face. They were in Lisbon the capital of Portugal for a meeting that was defined as very important by the Israeli entourage. Pompeo seems to have become Netanyahu's address in the Trump administration ever since, but no less a major factor in shaping American policy in the Middle East.

While President Trump is reducing foreign affairs and concentrating on the presidential election, Pompeo has become more dominant, especially regarding our region. In the few weeks since their meeting in Lisbon, he and Netanyahu talked several times over the phone. At the same time, the United States began to demonstrate to Iran directly and openly its arm. No more unidentified attacks attributed to Israel, but bombings on Iran's strongholds while taking responsibility.

The Iranians responded to the destruction of Hezbollah's base, in a mass attack on the United States Embassy in Iraq. It was not a spontaneous popular response - this reaction we saw tonight after the Suleimanai elimination - but a well-staged event. The Americans, with no special effort, recognized the emissaries of Iran near the embassy and realized that there was someone responsible for the demonstration. Pompeo even posted on Twitter the images of terrorists sent by Iran briefing the people near the embassy.

This provocation, and in particular the violation of the US symbol, has been one too much provocation for Trump. He therefore gave the order to eliminate Suleimani and referred to the Twitter action in tweeting the American flag image, without another word.

Because how does another famous American proverb say ?! "If you want to shoot, shoot - don't talk."