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
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/07/iran-launches-missile-attack-on-israel/
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