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Israel has consistently encouraged Trump to attack Iran – former national security adviser

RT News · · 257 words · By Russia Today
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encouraged President Donald Trump to carry out a regime change operation in Iran for many years”
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Multiple sources, including The New York Times (via Wikipedia) and Carnegie Endowment, report that Netanyahu argued to Trump that Iran was ready for regime change and made a 'hard sell' on the matter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2026 Iran war, the United States and Israel have sought strategies aimed at regime change in the Islamic Republic of Iran, seeking to destabilize or overthrow the government through militar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime_change_efforts_in_the_2…
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“West Jerusalem wanted Trump to launch an attack on Tehran already during his first presidential term and continued lobbying for it during his second one”
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Evidence from Wikipedia and web search indicates a pattern of conflict and airstrikes involving the US and Israel against Iran starting in February 2026, following a period of lobbying and previous conflicts (Twelve-Day War 2025).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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“Bolton... served between 2018 and 2019”
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Wikipedia, Britannica, and The Independent all explicitly confirm that John Bolton served as US National Security Adviser from 2018 to 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The assistant to the president for national security affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the national security advisor (NSA), is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Securit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Robert Bolton II (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator who served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bolton
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 16, 2025, John Bolton, a former United States national security advisor, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on 18 charges related to the mishandling of classified documents. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_John_Bolton
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“I urged that our objective be regime change, so did Netanyahu”
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A web search result explicitly quotes 'I urged that our objective be regime change… so did Netanyahu' and notes that Israel consistently urged the US to facilitate regime change.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Robert Bolton II (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator who served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bolton
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2026 Iran war, the United States and Israel have sought strategies aimed at regime change in the Islamic Republic of Iran, seeking to destabilize or overthrow the government through militar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regime_change_efforts_in_the_2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ceasefire between Iran and Israel took effect on 24 June 2025, ending the Twelve-Day War. It was mediated by the United States and Qatar. On the evening of 23 June, U.S. president Donald Trump state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War_ceasefire
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“Trump’s decision to launch the attack in late February was influenced by Israel”
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The New York Times and other web results state that Trump's decision to attack Iran was influenced by a presentation by Netanyahu in February and weeks-long lobbying by Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 24, 2023, after being indicted on racketeering and related charges, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States who went on to win the 2024 presidential election, voluntarily …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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“shipping remains severely disrupted by the Iran conflict [in the Strait of Hormuz]”
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Wikipedia and maritime insurance reports confirm that shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked or severely disrupted since February 28, 2026, due to the conflict.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other. It links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea beyond.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/can-iran-really-shu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed and vessels rerouted, sending some freight costs surging.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/02/maritime-in…
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