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Netanyahu’s Bow to Trump’s Iran Pressure Spurs New Criticism

9 June 2026 at 14:23
Opponents attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for halting strikes against Iran after a call with President Trump, saying that he was letting the United States make Israel’s decisions.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, last week.

Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

8 June 2026 at 22:49
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.

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President Trump insists that he has not violated his campaign pledge to avoid “endless wars,” even though a conflict he called “a little excursion” in March has entered its fourth month.

Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars?

8 June 2026 at 17:38
President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found himself on the sidelines of talks to end the war in Iran.

The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

8 June 2026 at 17:15
As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.
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