Former Trump advisor John Bolton says Gaza war still in early stages

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Former Trump advisor John Bolton says Gaza war still in early stages

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton believes *******’s war in Gaza is “still in the very early stages” and says it has been complicated by Iran’s involvement.

Framing the ongoing war between ******* and ****** as “an Iranian war against *******,” Bolton told CNBC’s Dan Murphy: “The fact that Iran has not yet been held to account for any of it, suggests that we’re still in the very early stages of the war.”

******* declared war on ****** after the ************ Islamist group launched a surprise ******* ******* on Oct. 7, ******** around 1,200 people including women and children, and kidnapping more than 200 others. Some 130 are presumed to be still in captivity in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by ******.

“This is not a Gaza versus ******* war, or a ************ versus ******* war, or an ***** versus ******* war. This is an Iranian war against *******, fought through ********** proxies,” he told CNBC on Wednesday. Bolton is a noted foreign policy hawk and has previously advocated for regime change by the U.S. in Iran.

On Monday, Iran accused ******* of ******** part of its embassy compound in the Syrian capital of Damascus, ******** seven Iranian military personnel, including three senior commanders.

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, while ******* has not publicly acknowledged the strike.

A dominant force in Middle East politics, Iran funds and supports groups opposing *******, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, ****** in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen. The ongoing conflict in Gaza has often been referred to as a proxy war between ******* and Iran. Iran has repeatedly rejected allegations that it was behind the Oct. 7 ******* *******, and

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that Iranian leaders were surprised by the *******.

In January, Iran struck several targets in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, further escalating already high tensions in the Middle East and fueling concerns of a wider war. Tehran said that the attacks on Syria and Pakistan were not directly related to *******’s war in Gaza, but rather a bid to target anti-Iran ******* groups. 

As long as the current Iranian government is in power, it will continue to be a source of a threat to international peace and security, Bolton told CNBC.

Iran’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment. 

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since ******* launched its land, sea and air ******* on the tiny ************ enclave, according to the ******-run health ministry there.

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from World Central Kitchen who were ******* while delivering food into Gaza, where more than 80% of the people there are reportedly at a

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.

Seven aid workers were *******, sparking an international outcry and prompting humanitarian groups to immediately suspend their operations. ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said their deaths were a “tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip.” “This happens in war, and we will investigate it to the end,” the ******** prime minister said.

Bolton told CNBC there is “no indication” that ******* deliberately targeted them, and that it would be a “foolish thing to do” if they did. “The way to end the suffering in Gaza is to eliminate ******, which is the cause of the suffering,” Bolton said. 

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