Complex relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine Middle East ceasefire

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Following missile exchanges between Iran and Israel on Sunday and Monday, Donald Trump asserted his dominance in the relationship, having previously admonished Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for ordering strikes on Hezbollah strongholds. Despite Trump's urging against retaliation and his declaration of a restored ceasefire, Netanyahu ordered missile strikes on Iran, which Iran then mirrored before both sides declared a halt.

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Recent exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel highlights diverging views between US president and Israeli PM The latest eruption of hostilities between Iran and Israel appears to have been contained for now after Donald Trump insisted he called “all the shots” in the Middle East, but in a dangerously fragile region Benjamin Netanyahu has again shown he is ready to take shots of his own. The exchange of missiles on Sunday and Monday was ample demonstration of the inherent instability of the

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