Israel's covert strategy to push US and Iran into conflict

For over five decades, successive Israeli governments have systematically undermined diplomatic efforts and stoked tensions between the United States and Iran, according to declassified intelligence, memoirs, and academic studies. Israeli leaders have consistently opposed diplomatic initiatives that could weaken Israel's leverage, from prolonging the Iran-Iraq War to obstructing hostage releases in the 1990s. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to meet President Donald Trump, experts warn that Israel may again seek to prevent any US-Iran rapprochement.