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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

The CIA no longer believes Israeli intel. Where does that leave Trump’s fragile relationship with Netanyahu?

Donald Trump launched his war on Iran after receiving an intelligence briefing from ally Israel that Iran was on the brink of acquiring a nuclear weapon.

But six months into the conflict, he is struggling to find an exit strategy from a war that has upended the global economy and shrunk his domestic popularity. Israel, who once urged him to act, is no longer striking Iranian targets.

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