here are thoughts about T’s influence on wars against Israel from a lefty “newspaper”:
Iran�s swing from tough talk to a more conciliatory tone in just a few weeks� time has its roots in developments at home and abroad.
Five Iranian officials, one of them a Revolutionary Guards member, and two former officials said the decision to recalibrate was prompted by Mr. Trump winning the Nov. 5 election, with concerns about an unpredictable leader who, in his first term, pursued a policy of �maximum pressure� on Iran.
But it was also driven by Israel�s decimation in Lebanon of Hezbollah � the closest and most important of Iran�s militant allies � and by economic crises at home, where the currency has dropped steadily against the dollar and an energy shortage looms as winter approaches. …
[current Iranian officials] said Iran suspended plans to strike Israel following Mr. Trump�s election because it did not want to exacerbate tensions with the incoming administration, which was already lining up cabinet nominees who were hostile to Iran and staunch supporters of Israel. Mr. Trump�s stated plans to end the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, however, appealed to Iran, the officials said.