Investigating Netanyahu's Promises of an 'Easy' Iran War to Trump
Delve into the complexities behind Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pitch to Donald Trump for a new conflict with Iran, and the potential realities that were overlooked.
When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on December 29th last year, he came with an ask – and a not-so-subtle inducement. After months of restocking air defense and other missiles following the June 12-day conflict in which the US joined in to bomb Tehran's nuclear facilities, Israel was ready to go again, this time with more substantial objectives.
However, it is now clear among top officials in the Trump administration that the Israeli president had overpromised in his pitch to the US. The realities of launching a new war against Iran were far more complex than Netanyahu had suggested, and the potential consequences were not fully taken into account.
Source: The Guardian
