Iran war drives a wedge between Trump and Netanyahu
9 June 2026 at 09:55
The relationship between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu lends itself more to psychological analysis than political, after a decade in which the volatile U.S. president has alternately showered the Israeli prime minister with insults and excessive praise β sometimes almost within the same sentence. The war they launched together against Iran 100 days ago has driven them apart as the original plan dissolved: a short, successful operation with oil-related benefits, modeled on the capture of NicolΓ‘s Maduro in Venezuela. Beyond how the Iran war is resolved β if it is resolved β its lasting legacy could well be the rift between the two leaders.

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