Leaked reports describing tense calls between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran now appear to have been part of a deliberate strategy designed to mislead Tehran about the true state of U.S.-Israeli coordination. Meanwhile, former national security adviser John Bolton openly said he hopes any U.S.-Iran negotiations fail, as the U.S. reportedly greenlights expanded Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

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