Despite talk of a deal, Trump's frustration with Iran may yet trigger a new escalation

If anything pushes Trump to reignite the war with Iran, it will be sheer weariness of Tehran's stalling tactics ■ The IDF is nowhere near a decisive victory in Lebanon, and its current deployment is not even aiming for one

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If anything pushes Trump to reignite the war with Iran, it will be sheer weariness of Tehran's stalling tactics ■ The IDF is nowhere near a decisive victory in Lebanon, and its current deployment is not even aiming for one

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Amos Harel

06:01 AM • June 12 2026 IDT

The Gulf war returned this week through the back door. What began as a brief exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran, halted abruptly under U.S. pressure, evolved two days later into a direct confrontation between Iran and the United States.

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