Netanyahu's decision to phase out American financial support arrives just as Trump pursues a diplomatic opening with Tehran that the Israeli prime minister has done everything to derail.
In a remarkable pivot that underscores the fracturing of Washington's Middle East strategy, President Donald Trump has now declared that he wants a face-to-face with Iran's elusive new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves to sever the military aid relationship that has underpinned American-Israeli ties for decades.