Trump has the power to end the conflict - former Israeli diplomat

 Trump has the power to end the conflict - former Israeli diplomat

The power to end the conflict between Israel and Iran lies in large part with Donald Trump, says Alon Pinkas, a former diplomat who advised two Israeli prime ministers.

Trump is in a position negotiate a peace deal, Pinkas tells Newsday on the World Service.

He says the president could make an offer to Tehran that would allow them to save face and accept a negotiated peace - but as Iran is in a weak negotiating position, it's incentivised to continue fighting and inflict more damage on Israel.

"Conversely, President Trump could pick up the phone and tell Mr Netanyahu ‘enough is enough – you have 24 hours to end this,’" he says.

"Will he do either of those two? I don’t know."