US Media: Israel Virtually Left Out of US-Iran Talks, Netanyahu Marginalized

BlockBeats News, May 23rd. The New York Times reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was deeply involved in the early stages of the US-Iran conflict, participating in the Trump administration's Iran strategy development, initiating discussions on a joint strike against Iran, and advocating for regime change in the Islamic Republic.

However, as the situation progressed and the US engaged in a ceasefire and talks with Iran, Israel was notably sidelined. According to the report, Israeli officials were almost entirely excluded from the US-Iran negotiations, relying only on regional diplomatic channels and their own intelligence network for information.

The report pointed out that this shift has dealt a political blow to Netanyahu. He has long been portrayed as the "Israeli leader who understands Trump the best," openly stating that he had "almost daily" conversations with Trump and made joint decisions. Now, with the US reducing coordination with Israel in key diplomatic processes, Netanyahu has been "demoted from the cockpit to the economy class." Analysts believe that this not only diminishes Israel's influence on the situation but may also affect Netanyahu's prospects for reelection later this year.