Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel late last month, just when US-Iran talks were taking place in Geneva. Over the previous days, the US had mobilized a formidable armada in the Gulf, while President Donald Trump was issuing daily threats of assault on Iran if an agreement did not emerge from Geneva that met his full expectations. Given the military preparations and Trump’s maximalist demands on Iran, the likelihood of a war initiated by the Israeli-US coalition was very high.