Years of lobbying by Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu paid off when Donald Trump decided to go to war with Iran. Now, as the US president tries to extricate himself from the conflict, the fault lines in one of his closest geopolitical relationships threaten to box him in.
Within hours of Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister was challenging its terms. His forces mounted their biggest attack of their latest invasion of Lebanon, killing hundreds and prompting Tehran to warn that the deal was at risk even before the first direct talks took place. A call from Trump ...
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