Trump ordered Iran strikes after Israel, MBS push - Washington Post
US President Donald Trump ordered sweeping attacks on Iran despite US intelligence assessments that Tehran was unlikely to pose a direct threat to the US mainland within the next decade, The Washington Post reported, citing four people familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the decision followed weeks of lobbying by two key US allies in the Middle East—Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his longstanding push for US strikes against Iran, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private calls to Trump over the past month advocating military action, despite publicly supporting diplomacy.
