Even before the talks with Iran began this year, and before US aircraft carriers left for the Middle East, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu had settled on a central premise: the two allies should prepare for another war with Iran.
When they talked over lunch at Mar-a-Lago in December, the pair even agreed on a tentative date: June, the anniversary of Israel’s 12-day war on Iran last year, according to people briefed on the talks.
Trump wanted to give negotiations with the Iranian regime, something Netanyahu has bitterly opposed, a chance. “He can be very difficult on occasion,” Trump quipped after greeting Netanyahu.
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