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The Morning Edition

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Trump or Netanyahu – who pushed who into the Iran war?

APR 15, 202624 MIN
The Morning Edition

Trump or Netanyahu – who pushed who into the Iran war?

APR 15, 202624 MIN

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Seven weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the narrative that Donald Trump was pushed into the war by Benjamin Netanyahu, and that the US president is an agent of Israel, still permeates the internet.How much truth is there to these claims?Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher talks about who really is driving the war, and why it matters.Read Hartcher's column here.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.