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Caged Lion

JL;DR SUMMARY The article examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's uneasy position due to an emerging agreement between Washington and Tehran, which diminishes his political leverage and complicates Israel's military and diplomatic strategies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Iran Nuclear DealTrumpNetanyahuMilitary StrategyIsraeli ElectionsDiplomacyUs Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsMiddle East PoliticsIsrael Us Relations

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Israel
"Those around Netanyahu in recent days describe a leader pacing like a lion in a cage  an apt metaphor, considering the names of Israels recent military operations, Rising Lion and Roar of the Lion."
United States
"The emerging agreement between Washington and Tehran places Netanyahu in one of the weakest positions of his political career."
Beirut, Lebanon
"The decision to strike targets in Beiruts Dahieh district  for the second time in a week, despite American objections  puts Netanyahu back on familiar territory: confronting a US president."
Iran
"Even now, some advisers recommend avoiding open confrontation and waiting to see what emerges from the 60-day negotiating process."

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