Current sectionU.S. NewsAnalysis Netanyahu thought he could read Trump better than anyone. But as Washington moves toward an Iran deal, Israel may be discovering the costs of that gambleShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen SamuelsWashington02:51 PM • June 15 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will find themselves inextricably linked in the history books, with both leaders' legacies of foreign policy adventurism and domestic hyperpolarization resting on the others' shoulders.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Israel - U.S.2026 Israel-Iran WarBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealTrump-NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHussam Abu SafiyaRoman BustsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesIsrael Rolls Out Red Carpet for Somaliland Leader, Reveals Secret Earlier VisitA Birhday Wish for President Trump: May Lebanon Be the Victory You DeserveIsrael's 'Lightsaber': Can This Company Shoot Down Hezbollah Drones With Lasers?How Israel's Media Turned Good Journalists Into Agents of Self-censorshipRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMITrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes