Srilanka, April 18 -- While the world's attention is on the tariff war unleashed by United States President Donald Trump, causing major turbulence in the global economy, an equally dangerous situation is looming in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear programme, with Israel all out to drag the United States into a war against Iran. But Trump is playing his cards close to his chest in a game of war and peace.

To placate Israel, Trump, an avowed Zionist, has threatened to bomb Iran, but will he really walk the talk? The answer is yes and no. A confirmed maverick, he handles war and peace on his own terms.

Two Mondays ago, Israeli Prime Minister and International Criminal Court war crime suspect Benjamin Netanyahu, alias the butcher of Gaza...