WSJ editorial board says Israeli attack threats gives Trump Iran leverage

The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote on Friday that the threat of attack by Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is giving US President Donald Trump leverage in ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.

"The US will need the threat of military action to get a deal worth making. An uncompromising Mr. Netanyahu isn’t a problem for US diplomacy; it’s Mr. Trump’s best asset in negotiations," the editorial said.

"Iran needs to know that the threat of a strike is alive until it gives up uranium enrichment capability—the path to a bomb. If it won’t do that, Tehran should be told there’s no stopping the Israelis."