Trump is brandishing an Israeli gun pointed at Iran. But will he pull the trigger?

In his Monday phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the public comments that followed, U.S. President Trump was brandishing a loaded gun at the Islamic Republic of Iran. The gun is Israeli rather than American, but he is clearly the one holding it, as if saying to Iran: agree to a sensible deal with my administration, or I will pull the trigger – effectively giving Israel a green light to strike Iran's nuclear sites.

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Trump is brandishing an Israeli gun pointed at Iran. But will he pull the trigger?

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