Tel Aviv — “Netanyahu is the great war leader of our age” declared a headline in Britain’s Telegraph newspaper on Monday. At the top of the list are the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June last year and the current operation. Jonathan Ernst/ReutersAnd if Netanyahu is directing the campaign, Trump is the star he wants to cast, according to the sources close to Netanyahu. Israel in the bipartisan debateOne well-placed Israeli source said Rubio’s comments caused “serious harm,” feeding into the already heated discourse around the Iran war within Democratic and MAGA circles. Now, positioned as the architect of a second Iran war, he risks being cast as the principal driver of a conflict large swaths of U.S. voters – both Democrat and Republican – did not seek.

Source: Egypt Independent March 07, 2026 13:23 UTC