Trump and Netanyahu should beware of the unintended consequences of their actions in Iran

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Between escalation and de-escalation of the Israel-Iran war there is much room for unintended consequences and miscalculations. The choices made by Binyamin Netanyahu’s Israel and Donald Trump’s United States will have an impact, whether or not Israel’s daring and highly risky attack on Iran succeeds in destroying or changing its Islamic regime. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says Netanyahu successfully played Trump to scuttle the US-Iran negotiations on a nuclear enrichment agreement. Israel’s attack pre-empted a US deal as it says – without proof – Iran is ready to produce nuclear weapons. But Israel’s main strategic target is the Islamic...