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As U.S.-Iran tensions rise, Netanyahu tries to distance himself from conflict

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Published: 21 May 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Trump: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran”; Netanyahu is being cautious about engaging Israel in the U.S.-Iran conflict, though he would surely not object to an American attack on Iran

Trump warns Iran not to fight U.S.: ‘That will be the official end of Iran’ (CNBC)

Why Netanyahu's so quiet on U.S.-Iran conflict (Al-monitor) 
Benjamin Netanyahu is being cautious about engaging Israel in the U.S.-Iran conflict, though he would surely not object to an American attack on Iran.

If the U.S. goes to war with Iran, Netanyahu will be the prime suspect (Haaretz) 
He convinced Trump that Tehran will capitulate to crippling sanctions and a credible military threat – but the ayatollahs disagree

As tensions rise between U.S. and Iran, each side is waiting for the other to blink (Haaretz) 
Both Tehran and Washington eschew war, but must save face. A powerful mediator, like Moscow and Beijing, is necessary to pull them back from the brink

Trump and Israel team up to cool tensions with Iran (Vice)

Photo:  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argues that Iran is expanding its nuclear capability in violation of its agreement during a press conference in Tel Aviv in April 2018.  Credit: Jim Hollander/EPA, via Shutterstock

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