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Trump's Iran dithering puts Israel in an unprecedented position

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel finds itself in a precarious strategic situation amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, heavily influenced by the unpredictable decisions of U.S. President Donald Trump. 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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HezbollahDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsNetanyahuLebanonMiddle East PolicyIran ConflictIran's RegimeStrategic Dependence

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Israel
"Israel today finds itself in an unusual strategic position: Its fighting a war that could last for weeks or end almost instantly."
Iran
"And someone else will decide which way things go. Down one path lies a prolonged campaign against Iran, with the possibility of regime change."
Miami, Florida, United States
"President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9. Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images"
Tehran, Iran
"In recent days, Tehran has picked a new supreme leader: Mojtaba Khamenei, a hard-liner and the son of the longtime despot killed on the first day of the war."
Greenland
"He revived the idea that the U.S. should acquire Greenland and for weeks refused to rule out using force against Denmark, a NATO ally, to achieve that end."
Denmark
"He revived the idea that the U.S. should acquire Greenland and for weeks refused to rule out using force against Denmark, a NATO ally, to achieve that end."
Lebanon
"One complication that could outlast either of these scenarios is Hezbollah. The Lebanon-based militia, a regional proxy for Iran, joined the fighting almost immediately, launching rockets and drones toward northern Israel."

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