Israel and Iran flare-up tests Trump's grip and could strengthen Tehran's negotiating hand
Trump can't or won't contain his Israeli ally to the extent he publicly proclaims, a point not lost on Tehran, which aims to prise open any differences between the US and Israel Tehran is prepared to risk retaliation against its own territory in order to link the fates of the US-Iran war with the one between Israel and Hezbollah Trump's longed-for deal on the nuclear issue is not imminent,