Zaken accused the president of abandoning a broader strategy aimed at confronting Iran. By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsAn Israeli journalist wrote an open letter to deliver a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s deal with Iran, accusing the president of abandoning his own strategic objectives and weakening both American and Israeli interests.The letter, written by veteran journalist Danny Zaken and addressed directly to President Trump, appeared in Israel Hayom, the newspaper owned by Miriam Adelson, a longtime Trump ally and the widow of the late Sheldon Adelson.Zaken introduced himself as an Israeli journalist who has spent years covering regional affairs and U.S.-Israel relations before declaring: “You made a colossal mistake. You failed by signing a surrender agreement with a murderous and cruel terror regime.”The columnist argued that the agreement represented a reversal of President Trump’s previous policies toward Iran and the Middle East. “You did all this in violation of every promise you made, in contradiction to the path you had followed until now,” Zaken wrote, adding that America had been “humiliated into the dust.”Throughout the article, Zaken contrasted the agreement with what he described as the achievements of President Trump’s first term, including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement and advancing the Abraham Accords.He praised President Trump for actions that he said demonstrated support for Israel and a willingness to challenge established diplomatic thinking.At the same time, Zaken accused the president of abandoning a broader strategy aimed at confronting Iran. “You could have been that president, as you claim to be, but you failed. You missed the opportunity,” he wrote.He warned that President Trump would instead be remembered as “the president who brought about the humiliation of great America and gravely damaged its strategic power and its leading status in the world.”The letter also criticized President Trump’s public comments about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his efforts to limit Israeli military action against Iran.Zaken argued that negotiations with Tehran should be conducted only “from a position of strength, not apology,” and accused the administration of empowering Iran and undermining regional allies.In its closing passages, the article adopted a personal tone. “We feel betrayed, nothing less,” Zaken wrote, urging President Trump to reconsider his approach. “Only if you walk this back and avoid reaching a final agreement with Iran might there be a correction.”The post Israeli columnist tells Trump ‘we feel betrayed’ over Iran agreement appeared first on World Israel News.