Netanyahu Defies Trump as Iran, Lebanon Drive Wedge

Netanyahu Defies Trump and Strikes Back at Iran – But Can He Take on Tehran Without the US?

Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. Israel has now responded militarily to Iran, defying Trump’s publicly expressed wishes. Israeli commentators have been explicit that Israel could not allow Iran to establish a new regional equation – one in which Tehran successfully extended deterrence over Lebanon. But by defying Trump,…

Netanyahu defies Trump as Iran, Lebanon drive wedge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open defiance in striking Iran against President Trump’s demands for a ceasefire adds to growing divisions between the U.S. and Israel over the way forward on the war in the Middle East. Trump and Netanyahu have moved in lockstep in major military operations against Iran, and the president has delivered…

Netanyahu’s big gamble as Trump’s anger grows

Israel’s leader faces a very difficult choice. Does he call off strikes against Iran and Hezbollah or does he defy the US president and endanger the US alliance?

Netanyahu defies Trump’s ceasefire push as Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon yet again

Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit multiple locations in southern Lebanon, including Al-Kharayeb, Khraibeh, Zifta, and Srifa, amid ongoing cross-border tensions and diplomatic pressure for de-escalation. Local reports indicate casualties and damage as drones and warplanes were used in coordinated operations. The strikes come despite international calls for restraint and renewed ceasefire efforts, with Israeli leadership continuing military operat…