Trump or Netanyahu – who pushed who into the Iran war?

About this episode

Peter Hartcher discusses the narrative surrounding Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's roles in the Iran war.

Seven weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the narrative that Donald Trump was pushed into the war by Benjamin Netanyahu, and that the US president is an agent of Israel, still permeates the internet. How much truth is there to these claims? Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher talks about who really is driving the war, and why it matters. Read Hartcher's column here . Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Hartcher

Topics covered

• US-Israel relations
• Iran war
• political narrative
• international politics
• media analysis

Keywords

• Trump
• Netanyahu
• Iran war
• politics
• media narrative
• Peter Hartcher

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Organizations: The Age, Sydney Morning Herald

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