Israel’s strikes are major snub to ‘global peacemaker’ Trump
Israel’s strikes on dozens of Iranian targets appear to rebuff the US president, who has repeatedly urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to target Tehran.
Washington | On the campaign trail, US President Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace, but nearly five months in, with Israel attacking Iran and bloodshed in Gaza and Ukraine unabated, those hopes are in shambles.
US ally Israel struck dozens of Iranian targets in a dramatic and multi-faceted attack on Thursday (Friday AEST) that analysts say threatens to eventually spiral into an all-out regional war.
