The real concern is Israel getting the US into a hot war with Iran. Of course Israel doesn't want the US returning to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran-which we know Trump reneged on in 2018.
But a US war with Iran would be a worldwide catastrophe.
Thus far Iran hasn't taken the bait by retaliating and attacking Israel.
As we know Iran did retaliate against the US, after Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Suleimani outside Iraq's Baghdad's international airport last January, by sending highly accurate missiles attacking two US military installations in Iraq. The pin point accuracy of Iran's missiles surely didn't go unnoticed. Iran has said its missiles could reach Tel Aviv.
Iran has made it perfectly clear it was the US that withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018 while Iran was in full compliance. Therefore it is up to the US to return to the deal Trump reneged on and end the sanctions on Iran before it agrees to the conditions of that deal.
Thus far the US has been adamant telling Iran it must adhere to the deals limitations on its enrichment of uranium before considering a return to the deal.
Thus the stalemate in US, Iran relations which suits Israel just fine.
Stalemates don't last forever. Since Israel is the focus of this piece let's not consider Israeli Palestinian relations as being a stalemate, not while Israel is the conqueror, occupier, illegal, imperialist overlord of the Palestinian's in the West Bank and Gaza.
Nothing is inevitable in foreign affairs. But to believe Israel won't continue to provoke Iran into reacting and bringing a new war to the Middle East does not seem possible.
That's because trusting Israel to essentially back down in its provocations and hostility toward Iran seems unimaginable.
Consider it a miracle if nothing happens on that score in 2021.
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