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Washington Post
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Netanyahu chose this war. Israel should finish the job itself.
Eliminating Iran's nuclear program is a goal most of the world should share, and countries in the region and beyond are cheering Israel's campaign to destroy it — many, though not all, in secret. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to want more than cheering, at least from the United States. America has the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, or MOP, that could burrow deep enough, and with enough firepower, to penetrate Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, as well as the B-2 stealth bombers to deliver it. President Donald Trump has sounded both warlike and diplomatic — issuing a statement of the diplomatic sort on Thursday — but he still appears to be weighing a direct U.S. strike in the coming weeks.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Xi, Trump Take Opposite Sides on Iran-Israel
Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven't yet, sign up here. Israel's campaign to eliminate Iran's nuclear program is emerging as another faultline in US-China ties, with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping picking opposite sides.
