Top U.S. officials hint at diverging Iran war goals with Israel

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While intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard explicitly said that Trump's goals 'are different from the objectives laid out' by Israel, the CIA chief said Israel's goals may diverge on regime change. Hegseth, meanwhile, said that while the U.S. 'holds the cards,' allies may pursue their own aims

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WASHINGTON – Senior U.S. officials on Thursday acknowledged with increasing bluntness that the U.S. and Israel have their own independent goals with the ongoing Iran war, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump sharply disavowed any advanced knowledge of Israeli strikes on an Iranian energy field.