The Global Story: The US and Israel entered the Iran war together. Is Israel now being sidelined?

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving role of Israel in the US-Israel war with Iran and the implications for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, there has been an ongoing debate over the role played by Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in convincing Donald Trump to go to war. But when it comes to ceasefire announcements, it has been the US President taking the lead - if the Israelis are present at all. So when it comes to ending the wars in Iran and Lebanon, are the Americans leaving Netanyahu out in the cold? We speak to Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent at The Economist, and author of Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu. The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.

People in this episode

Guest: Anshel Pfeffer

Topics covered

• US-Israel relations
• Iran war
• ceasefire negotiations
• political analysis
• foreign policy

Keywords

• US-Israel war
• Iran
• Netanyahu
• Trump
• ceasefire
• foreign policy
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Economist, BBC World Service

Places: Israel, United States, Iran, Lebanon

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