Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

Last June, America launched one-day air strikes on Iran, but this time it could be the start of a forever war.

It was probably Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, who talked U.S. President Donald Trump into attacking Iran for a second time by exploiting the older man’s ignorance of strategic and technological realities, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the White House

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

March 2, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is not just Benjamin Netanyahu’s glove puppet, but it is remarkable how much influence the Israeli prime minister has over the American president. If you are seeking a reason why Trump felt the need to attack Iran again only nine months after he...

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