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Did Netanyahu coerce Trump into attacking Iran? No — but he tried with Obama

JL;DR SUMMARY The article examines the recent U.S. military action against Iran's nuclear facilities and analyzes the influence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on President Donald Trump's decision-making. 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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TrumpMiddle EastIranNetanyahuU.S. MilitaryObamaNuclear FacilitiesGeopolitical LandscapeCoercive Diplomacy

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Southern District, Israel
"To understand the U.S. actions better, and whether Trump really was being manipulated by Netanyahu, I reached out to Daniel Sobelman, a fellow with the Middle East Initiative and an associate professor of international relations at Hebrew University, Jerusalem."
Rehovot, Central District, Israel
"I spoke with Sobelman by Zoom from his home in Rehovot."
Iran
"As soon as news broke that the United States had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, internet armchair analysts started sharing the theory that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had suckered President Donald Trump into doing his dirty work for him."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"One of the deterring factors for Obama was that not only did Iran have all these missile capabilities, but also Irans Axis of Resistance had already gained critical mass Hezbollah on Israels northern border, Hamas in the Gaza Strip."

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