From Washington’s perspective, that makes sense. Trump is trying to preserve negotiations with Iran and avoid a return to open regional war but, from Israel’s perspective, that logic is incomplete.

Israel said Monday it had struck targets across Iran, defying US President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles.The attacks further…

US President Donald Trump reportedly said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to retaliate to the Iranian bombardment, which was prompted by…

Israel Defense Forces said Sunday night its air force “struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran."

Israel now faces the harsh choice of responding and alienating its ally America, or absorbing Iran's blows and losing face.