President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 24, 2025, to attend the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in The Hague. Brendan Smialowski/AFP
For months, U.S. President Donald Trump had warned his ally against any military adventure. Didn't he pledge during his inaugural address to measure his success not only by the "battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into"? A diplomatic process had thus been initiated with Iran to address the nuclear issue, contrary to Israeli plans, which had repeatedly rebuffed the idea throughout the process. Yet, the U.S. president finally gave the green light to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran on June 13, in a move reportedly aimed at preventing it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Days later, at the dawn of June 22, he escalated further by ordering direct U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic, lending an American dimension to the conflict. Beyond the...
For months, U.S. President Donald Trump had warned his ally against any military adventure. Didn't he pledge during his inaugural address to measure his success not only by the "battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into"? A diplomatic process had thus been initiated with Iran to address the nuclear issue, contrary to Israeli plans, which had repeatedly rebuffed the idea throughout the process. Yet, the U.S. president finally gave the green light to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran on June 13, in a move reportedly aimed at preventing it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Days later, at the dawn of June 22, he escalated further by ordering direct U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic, lending an American dimension to the conflict. Beyond the...
