As diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran continue to inch forward, one thing has become increasingly clear: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views the prospect of a successful US-Iran agreement not as a diplomatic achievement but as a strategic setback. For years, Netanyahu has built much of his regional and international agenda around portraying Iran as an existential threat that can only be contained through pressure, isolation and the constant threat of military force. A breakthrough agreement between the US and Iran would challenge that narrative.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have emerged from the Iran war claiming military successes, but a pending US-Iran peace deal threatens to leave him politically and…

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