Former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas says one of the main motivations for both Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump is a classic case of ‘wag the dog’.
He says Netanyahu and Trump face a lot of pressure on the domestic political front and the strikes are political.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/us-israel-launches-airstrikes-in-iran-live-blog/106401380
ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au
Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
#ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
