Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing to fight Iran alone?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – facing a crucial election later this year – has hinted that he may be considering taking unilateral action to prolong a costly war with Iran, even as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an interim deal to open the Strait of Hormuz.“We heard today the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ahmad Vahidi, declare that Iran intends to continue developing a nuclear weapon,” Netanyahu claimed in an assertion, even though no official statement from Vahidi on the matter has been released by the Iranian government or official media.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel defies Trump’s peace plan as it escalates deadly attacks on Gazalist 2 of 4Can Netanyahu survive Israel’s most consequential election?list 3 of 4Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarmslist 4 of 4Israel election pressure fuels settlement push as West Bank violence surgesend of listStill, Netanyahu saw the opportunity to once again frame Iran’s nuclear threat as existential.“As Israel’s prime minister, I am determined to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Netanyahu told attendees at a state ceremony in...