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Netanyahu, Israel's arch-survivor, set to face voter fury over Iran deal

Al Monitor 2026/06/17 14:16

By Maayan Lubell and Angus McDowall

JERUSALEM, June 17 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the interim U.S. deal with Iran has added yet another complication.

U.S. President Donald Trump has opted to end the wars in Iran and Lebanon long before Israel's goals were accomplished, and Netanyahu's boast in March that "we are changing the face of the Middle East" looks increasingly empty.

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