US Apache helicopter downed & why Trump’s war is ‘colossal failure’ for Israel

About this episode

The episode discusses the tensions between Trump and Netanyahu regarding the ongoing US-Iran war and why many Israelis view it as a failure.

The exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran have highlighted the tensions between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu after more than 100 days of war. The US president wants the war to stop - now. The Israeli leader wants to keep going. Why? What else does he want to achieve? And why is Trump stopping him? Venetia Rainey chats to Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher at Israeli think tank the Institute for National Security Studies, about why most Israelis think that the war has been a ‘colossal failure’ and how he fears Iran’s regime has been the real winner in all of this.  Highlights: Why Israelis think the war has been a ‘colossal failure’  Why Israel wants the Iran war to continue - and why Trump says no CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher INSS @citrinowicz CONTENT REFERENCED: WATCH: 100 days of US-Iran war: the winners and losers so far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3VEIOK3-SU Israelis grow tired of Bibi and bomb shelters https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/08/israelis-grow-tired-of-bibi-and-bombshelters/ Netanyahu: Our war with ‘weak’ Iran isn’t finished…

People in this episode

Host: Venetia Rainey

Guest: Danny Citrinowicz

Topics covered

• US-Iran war
• Israel
• Trump
• Netanyahu
• military conflict
• political commentary
• international relations

Keywords

• Apache helicopter
• colossal failure
• war
• Israel
• Iran
• Trump
• Netanyahu
• military strategy
• political analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for National Security Studies

Places: Israel, Iran

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