Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched

"Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won't make the Epstein files go away. He has also been critical of the war. Al Jazeera spoke to Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, an analyst with Atlas Global Strategies and a former Israeli diplomat, about the motives for the attack on Iran. He said the attack and its timing are all about domestic politics in both the US and Israel, with very little strategic rational"

"Before the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran five days ago, the fallout from files released by the US Department of Justice on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reverberating around the world. They ensnared a former British royal, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and the former United Kingdom Ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, with both being arrested, rocking the Keir Starmer government."

"US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has agreed to give testimony to lawmakers about his ties to Epstein, the head of a committee investigating the late sex offender has said Tuesday. Last week, Bill Clinton told lawmakers he saw nothing that gave me pause when he spent time with Epstein, as the former president gave closed-door testimony His wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testified before the same panel the day before."

Following the US Department of Justice's release of Jeffrey Epstein files, numerous high-profile figures faced scrutiny and arrest, including British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, former UK Ambassador Peter Mandelson, and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The revelations prompted resignations among US officials and testimony from figures like Bill and Hillary Clinton. However, the subsequent US-Israel military action against Iran significantly shifted public and media focus away from these developments. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie criticized the timing, suggesting the bombing was intended to distract from the Epstein scandal. Analysts attribute the attack's timing to domestic political considerations in both nations rather than strategic military necessity.

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