JERUSALEM — Israel has been providing Washington with intelligence about potential Iranian attacks. And as recently as February he floated the idea of war with Iran. But analysts and former Israeli military and intelligence officials say the Israeli government is not angling for a full-blown war between the United States and Iran. Such a war, Israeli officials fear, could plunge Israel into a mutually destructive conflagration with Iran’s ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah. [In the Middle East, fears that the Trump administration is building a flawed case for conflict.]

Source: New York Times May 16, 2019 22:10 UTC