As he was being compared to Cyrus the Great and other legendary peacemakers in the limelight of the Israel-Hamas deal, President Donald Trump was already not so subtly working the margins on future deals with Russia or Iran.
Trump has been touted as a historic peacemaker after he helped end or de-escalate multiple global conflicts in the wake of his second term, which began just 10 months ago.
The president ran on a promise to end the war in Ukraine. Although he has not achieved that war's end so far, he made great strides after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska earlier this year.
“The hand of friendship and cooperation is always open," Trump told the Israeli Knesset in remarks on Monday aimed at Tehran but also clearly targeted at Putin. “We’re going to see if we can do something."
