Netanyahu Sees Lebanon Cease-Fire as Chance To Focus on Iran Threat, While Biden Focuses on Possibility of Mideast Peace

Netanyahu indicates that he expects the incoming Trump administration to refrain from micromanaging Israel’s war tactics, including by providing arms it needs.

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President Biden on March 8, 2024, at Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and Prime Minister Netanyahu at Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. AP

Prime Minister Netanyahu is hinting at future Israeli strikes against Iran, claiming that a cease-fire in Lebanon, as well as the coming leadership change at Washington, will facilitate his top strategic goal: preventing Tehran from becoming a nuclear power. 

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