Netanyahu Pitched Iran Regime Change to Trump
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- Benjamin Netanyahu presented regime change scenarios to Donald Trump, while Lindsey Graham described a weeks-long timeline, according to NYT's Maggie Haberman
- US and Israeli officials believed the war on Iran would be straightforward and short-lived, per emerging details reported by Haberman
Why it matters: The reporting exposes the optimistic assumptions underpinning US entry into the Iran war — Netanyahu's regime change pitch and Graham's 'weeks' timeline now stand as benchmarks against whatever the conflict's actual duration and outcome become.
