Netanyahu, Murdoch, Shapiro All Against Trump
Trump regrets the strike on Iran and is privately blaming Israel, which is bad for the pro-Israel hawks who pushed him into it.
- Trump was warned that the people pushing him to hit Iran — Netanyahu, Murdoch, Shapiro, Levin, Thiessen — actually want to damage him politically.
- The goal of those pushing the strike was to drag the US deeper into the Middle East on Israel's behalf.
- Within 24 hours of the strike, Trump realized it was a mistake because the Iranian government did not collapse.
- Trump then sent Rubio out to publicly blame Israel, signaling he felt set up.
- Trump has reportedly known for two months that he was used.
Outlook: Expect more open friction between Trump and Netanyahu, and a harder line from Trump against further US military action for Israel.