Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It. |
Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.
Mr. Hennigan writes about national security for Opinion.
The towering flames and black smoke that filled the skies above Tehran this week after Israel bombarded oil depots there looked apocalyptic.
As soot and black rain fell on the more than 10 million Iranians living in the city, the tremors from those airstrikes vibrated all the way to Washington, where officials felt the unequivocal impact of divergent ambitions in this war.
It seems that President Trump’s aims in joining the air war against Iran are beginning to rub against the long-term objectives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. While Mr. Trump has said in recent days that America’s military goals are nearly complete — even though the........