Israel National News reports: “Senior advisers to US President Donald Trump reportedly favor an Israeli strike on Iran before the United States launches an assault on the country, according to two sources familiar with ongoing discussions who were quoted by Politico on Wednesday.
These Trump administration officials privately argue that an Israeli attack would provoke retaliation from Iran, helping to generate support among American voters for a US strike. The political strategy hinges on the idea that more Americans would accept a war with Iran if the US or one of its allies were attacked first.
‘There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us, and give us more reason to take action,’ one of the sources told Politico. Both individuals spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private conversations…”
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