Episode Details

The U.S. decision to strike Iran was a victory for Israel, which had been pushing President Trump for months on the need to hit the country. Now, Israel’s role in spurring the operation has become a point of political tension. The New York Times journalists Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman discuss what we know about the extraordinarily close cooperation between Israel and the United States. Guest:

• Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times in Washington, D.C., focusing on national security.
• Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine in Tel Aviv.

Background reading: 

• How Mr. Trump decided to go to war.

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