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What is Benjamin Netanyahu’s end game in the Iran war?

The Conversation · · 1110 words · By Martin Kear

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“The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is now into its second month.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“the Carter Doctrine was issued in response to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1979 oil crisis, sometimes referred to as the second oil crisis (in reference to the 1973 oil crisis), refers to the drop in oil production in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that led to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_oil_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Carter Doctrine was a policy proclaimed by United States president Jimmy Carter in his State of the Union Address on January 23, 1980, which stated that the U.S. would use military force, if neces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Doctrine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran hostage crisis (Persian: بحران گروگانگیری سفارت آمریکا) began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian personnel, were taken hostage at the Embassy of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis
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“In his 1980 State of the Union Address, then-President Jimmy Carter declared any attempt to gain control of the Persian Gulf was contrary to the US’ vital interests”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1980 State of the Union address was given by President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, to a joint session of the 96th United States Congress on January 23, 1980. Carter add…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of State of the Union addresses. The State of the Union is the constitutionally mandated annual report by the president of the United States, the head of the U.S. federal executive depa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_State_of_the_Union_add…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American politics, the response to the State of the Union address is a rebuttal speech, often brief, delivered by a representative (or representatives) of an opposition party following a presidenti…
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“the US Fifth Fleet was stationed permanently in the Persian Gulf and economic sanctions were imposed on Iran and the USSR”
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“Since 2001, there has been an exponential growth in US military bases in the Gulf, with approximately 50,000 US military personnel now stationed there”
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“Israeli troops are advancing into southern Lebanon, with the aim of occupying Lebanese territory to act as a buffer zone between Lebanon and northern Israel”
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“the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure”
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“polling in early 2025 also showed Likud’s support plummeting on news of an impending ceasefire with Hamas”
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“support for Israel in the US has plummeted post-2023, with 65% of Democrats and 41% of independents now sympathising with Palestinians”
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“support for Israel in Europe has reached historic lows in 2025”
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“senior ministers in Netanyahu’s government are under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity”
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“the installation of a younger, emboldened, and more hardline leadership in Iran”
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