Trump vs Netanyahu: will Israel continue fighting if America pulls out?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of a potential US withdrawal from support for Israel amidst ongoing conflict and diplomacy with Iran.

With a tenuous ceasefire hanging in the balance, Vice President of the United States JD Vance has come out offering a ‘grand bargain’ with Iran, signalling a possible reset of ties with the Islamic Republic. Is this a shift in position? Or is it postponing the inevitable reckoning? The Telegraph's Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator David Blair gives us his take on the chances of diplomacy breaking the deadlock. Plus, Venetia Rainey talks to former Mossad analyst Sima Shine and asks what role Israel played in launching the war in the first place, and whether Netanyahu would prefer the ceasefire to fail? CONTRIBUTORS: Sophie O'Sullivan, cover-host David Blair, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator @davidblairdt Venetia Rainey, co-host Sima Shine, a senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies Producer: Peter Shevlin Executive Producer: Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on  battlelines@telegraph.co.uk  ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Blair, Venetia Rainey

Guest: Sima Shine

Topics covered

• Israel
• Iran
• diplomacy
• ceasefire
• US foreign policy
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Trump
• Netanyahu
• Iran
• Israel
• ceasefire
• diplomacy
• JD Vance
• Sima Shine
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mossad, Institute for National Security Studies, The Telegraph

Places: Iran, Israel, United States

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